NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) -- With its playful mingling of fantasy and reality, James Thurber's beloved short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has seemed the stuff of movies since its initial publication in 1939. But it has proved a tough nut to crack, having been made into an unloved 1947 film with Danny Kaye that Thurber himself decried and having led to numerous attempts that fizzled before they got started. Whether Ben Stiller has finally succeeded was greeted as a matter of debate. St...
'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' Screens At New York Film Festival
The Huffington Post - 6 Oct 2013 15:19
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) -- With its playful mingling of fantasy and reality, James Thurber's beloved short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" has seemed the stuff of movies since its initial publication in 1939. But it has proved a tough nut to crack, having been made into an unloved 1947 film with Danny Kaye that Thurber himself decried and having led to numerous attempts that fizzled before they got started. Whether Ben Stiller has finally succeeded was greeted as a matter of debate. St...
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