Cast & Crew

Directed by

Norman Z. McLeod

Writing Credits

Ken Englund
(screen play) and
Everett Freeman
(screen play)
James Thurber
(from a story by)
Philip Rapp
(uncredited)

Cast

Danny Kaye
Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
Rosalind van Hoorn
Boris Karloff
Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Eunice Mitty
Ann Rutherford
Gertrude Griswold
Thurston Hall
Bruce Pierce
Gordon Jones
Tubby Wadsworth
Florence Bates
Mrs. Irma Griswold
Konstantin Shayne
Peter van Hoorn
Reginald Denny
Colonel
Henry Corden
Hendrick
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Leticia Follinsbee
Fritz Feld
Anatole
Frank Reicher
Karl Maasdam
Milton Parsons
Butler Tyler
The Goldwyn Girls
Dancing Ensemble
Eddie Acuff
Wells Fargo Cowboy
Ernie Adams
Flower Truck Driver
Robert Altman
Man Drinking
Sam Ash
Art Editor
Walter Bacon
Train Passenger
Mary Anne Baird
Model with Wolf Man
Mary Bayless
Customer
Brandon Beach
Pedestrian
Audrey Betz
Dowager
Edward Biby
Director
Ted Billings
Huckster
Eumenio Blanco
Waiter
Billy Bletcher
Western Character
Betty Blythe
Floor Manager
William A. Boardway
Poker Spectator
Mary Brewer
Goldwyn Girl
Betty Cargyle
Goldwyn Girl
James Carlisle
Customer
Lucille Casey
Pet Foot Saleswoman
Sue Casey
Goldwyn Girl
Eddy Chandler
P.O. Cowboy
George Chandler
Mate
Lane Chandler
Billboard Cowboy on Horse
Jack Cheatham
Baggage Man
Dorothy Christy
Store Official
Tom Coleman
Train Passenger
Barbara Combs
Nurse
Lorinne Crawford
Goldwyn Girl
Kernan Cripps
Porter
Wade Crosby
Blacksmith
Dona Dax
Stenographer
Leslie Denison
R.A.F. Pilot
Vernon Dent
Bartender
Harry Depp
Director
Neal Dodd
Minister
Phil Dunham
Composing Room Foreman
Ralph Dunn
Policeman
Dick Earle
Director
Al Eben
Elevator Starter
Maude Eburne
Fitter
Helen Jerome Eddy
Lingerie Saleswoman
Frank Ellis
Western Character
Carl Faulkner
Cop
Tom Ferrandini
Train Passenger
Bess Flowers
Illustrator
Mary Forbes
Mrs. Pierce
Raoul Freeman
Department Head
Joel Friedkin
Mr. Grimsby
Jack Gargan
Photographer
Don Garner
Young Saman
Karen X. Gaylord
Goldwyn Girl
Rudy Germane
Bar Patron
Mary Gleason
Goldwyn Girl
Mary Gordon
Mother Machree
Peter Gowland
R.A.F. Pilot
Herschel Graham
Customer
Dorothy Granger
Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee
William Haade
Conductor
Robert Haines
Taxi Cab Attendant
John Hamilton
Dr. Remington
Lumsden Hare
Dr. Pritchard-Mitford
Sam Harris
Sidewalk Extra
Harry Harvey Jr.
Office Boy
Harold Hensen
R.A.F. Pilot
Tommy Hughes
Huckster
Warren Jackson
Business Manager
Jackie Jordan
Goldwyn Girl
Colin Kenny
Train Passenger
Henry Kolker
Dr. Benbow
Ethan Laidlaw
Helmsman
Georgia Lange
Goldwyn Girl
Frank LaRue
Conductor
Nolan Leary
Huckster
Ruth Lee
Commentator
Carl M. Leviness
Train Passenger / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Weaver Levy
Waiter in Chinese Restaurant
Max Linder
Office Worker
George Lloyd
Wells Fargo Cowboy
Leota Lorraine
Fashion Show Spectator
Wilbur Mack
Director
George Magrill
Wolf Man
Frank Marlowe
Taxcab Driver
Anthony Marsh
R.A.F. Pilot
Chris-Pin Martin
Waiter
Michael Mauree
Goldwyn Girl
Sam McDaniel
Doorman
Tom McGuire
Dublin Policeman
Christine McIntyre
Miss Blair - Lingerie Dept. Manager
Frank McLure
Director
Frank Meredith
Cop
John Meredith
R.A.F. Pilot
Harold Miller
Director / Exec in Pierce's Office (uncredited)
Moy Ming
Elderly Chinese
Martha Montgomery
Goldwyn Girl
Ralph Montgomery
Porter at Ship Dock
Frances Morris
Head Saleswoman
Richard Neill
Poker Spectator
William Newell
Taxi Cab Traffic Manager
Paul Newlan
Truck Driver
William H. O'Brien
Elevator Passenger
Patsy O'Byrne
Charwoman
Broderick O'Farrell
Director
Jack Overman
Taxi Driver
Netta Packer
Organist
Pat Patrick
Goldwyn Girl
Vincent Pelletier
Narrator for Dream Sequence
Tom Quinn
Train Passenger
Otto Reichow
German Pilot
Dick Rush
Customs Official
Cosmo Sardo
Soldier
Syd Saylor
Western Character
Cy Schindell
Taxicab Driver
Count Stefenelli
Poker Spectator
Brick Sullivan
Cop
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Renshaw
John Tyrrell
Department Head
Minerva Urecal
Woman with Hat
Irene Vernon
Goldwyn Girl
Leslie Vincent
R.A.F. Pilot
Lynn Walker
Goldwyn Girl
Eddy Waller
Old Mariner
Pierre Watkin
Reverend
Margaret Wells
Store Official
Charles C. Wilson
Police Desk Sergeant
Beal Wong
Headwaiter in Chinese Restaurant
Harry Woods
Wrong Mr. Follinsbee
Hank Worden
Western Character

Produced by

Samuel Goldwyn
producer

Music by

David Raksin

Cinematography by

Lee Garmes
director of photography

Editing by

Monica Collingwood

Art Direction by

Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins

Set Decoration by

Casey Roberts
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Irene Sharaff
(as Sharaff)

Makeup Department

Marie Clark
hair stylist
Robert Stephanoff
makeup

Production Management

Leon Fromkess
executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Roland Asher
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Dorothea Holt
illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

Fred Lau
sound recorder

Special Effects by

John P. Fulton
special effects (as John Fulton)
Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Sr.
special effects (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

John Frederics
hats: Anatole
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Natalie Kalmus
color director: Technicolor
Mitchell Kovaleski
associate color director: Technicolor

Music Department

Emil Newman
musical director

Additional Crew

Samuel Goldwyn
presenter
Joan Hathaway
dialogue director
Riccardo Billi
italian voice dubbing: Danny Kaye - songs only (uncredited)
Lola Braccini
italian voice dubbing: Florence Bates (uncredited)
Rosetta Calavetta
italian voice dubbing: Ann Rutherford (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina
italian voice dubbing: Thuston Hall (uncredited)
Adriana de Roberto
italian voice dubbing: Lucille Carey (uncredited)
Cesare Fantoni
italian voice dubbing: Reginal Denny (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Gordon Jones (uncredited)
Cesare Polacco
italian voice dubbing: Otto Reichow (uncredited)
Corrado Racca
italian voice dubbing: Konstantin Shayne (uncredited)
Marcella Rovena
italian voice dubbing: Ruth Lee (uncredited)
Giovanna Scotto
italian voice dubbing: Fay Bainter (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi
italian voice dubbing: Danny Kaye - dialogue only (uncredited)
Aldo Silvani
italian voice dubbing: Boris Karloff (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi
italian voice dubbing: Virginia Mayo (uncredited)
Robert Snowden
production assistant (uncredited)
Curly Twiford
animal actors supplied by (uncredited)
All Filters