Being a big fan of James Thurber and not a big fan of Danny Kaye, I have some reservations on this movie. While Danny Kaye tries to be a Walter Mitty, he does not succeed. He does the same Danny Kaye stuff he does in all of his movies and it gets boring seeing the same actor doing the same gags in all of his movies. It is like one big never ending story. While the movie was based lightly on the James Thurber work, it does not transfer the Thurber energy, the slant which Thurber puts on his stories. It's always fun seeing Boris Karloff in some roll besides being a monster. It is also fun to see the Goldwynn Girls. If RKO would have stayed a little more true to the story it would have helped the movie.
I did however enjoy the remake of Walter Mitty a couple of years ago and it seemed to follow the authors intentions a little better.
I did however enjoy the remake of Walter Mitty a couple of years ago and it seemed to follow the authors intentions a little better.