![]() McLeod) significantly altered the story to highlight Kaye’s comedic abilities, but did retain some elements of the original. The 1947 Danny Kaye vehicle (directed by Norman Z. The story is relatable and inviting-the reader follows Walter Mitty willingly through these scenes and shares with him the letdown of being returned to the banal errands Mitty is performing in suburban Connecticut with and for the impatient Mrs. Mitty’s complex daydreams involve giant leaps that proceed from small, everyday cues in his imagination he becomes a surgeon, a pilot, or a man bravely facing execution, while in real life he is putting on gloves, scanning a magazine or lighting a cigarette in the rain. ![]() ![]() Thurber’s brief tale of a man who escapes into a fantasy life to get away from his humdrum, middle-class existence, and his bossy wife, is a charming and bittersweet tale. The new film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller, is adapted from the well-known 1939 short story by American humorist James Thurber (1894-1961). Directed by Ben Stiller written by Steve Conrad based on the short story by James Thurber ![]()
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