The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) is a comedy directed by Norman Z. McLeod based on the story by James Thurber about Walter Mitty (Danny Kaye), a man who daydreams constantly and gets caught up in a murder mystery when he meets a beautiful wealthy woman, Rosalind Van Hoorn (Virginia Mayo).
Life Lesson:
Movie Scene:
Walter: Now, you’re all going to listen to me. For years I’ve been listening to you and you almost put me in a straitjacket. Your small minds are musclebound with suspicion. That’s because the only exercise you ever get is jumping to conclusions! You ought to be ashamed of yourselves, every one of you.
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