Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality 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, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.
Danny Kaye
as Walter Mitty
Virginia Mayo
as Rosalind van Hoorn
Fay Bainter
as Mrs. Mitty
Thurston Hall
as Bruce Pierce
Ann Rutherford
as Gertrude Griswold
Florence Bates
as Mrs. Griswold
Gordon Jones
as Tubby Wadsworth
Boris Karloff
as Dr. Hugo Hollingshead
Konstantin Shayne
as Peter van Hoorn
Henry Corden
as Hendrick
Milton Parsons
as Butler
Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Follinsbee
