Summaries

A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

In New York the clumsy Walter Mitty is the publisher of pulp fiction at the Pierce Publishing house owned by Bruce Pierce. He lives with his overbearing mother and neither his fiancée Gertrude Griswold and her mother nor his best friend Tubby Wadsworth respects him. Walter is an escapist and daydreams into a world of fantasy many times along the day. When Walter is commuting, he stumbles in the train with the gorgeous Rosalind van Hoorn who uses Walter to escape from her pursuer. Walter unintentionally gets involved with a dangerous ring of spies that are seeking a black book with notes about a hidden treasure.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming pulp-fiction proofreader with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes true when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy and has to admit that being a hero in real life isn't that easy.—Robert Zeithammel <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • bound and gagged
  • female tied up
  • woman bound and gagged
  • schooner
  • backseat driver
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
Release date Aug 31, 1947
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English German French
Filming locations Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
Production companies The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Box office

Gross worldwide $956625

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 50m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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