Mitty imagines himself as a figure of great confidence and heroism when he imagines flying a bomber on a dangerous mission. In his daydreams, he envisions himself as a brave and skilled pilot, embodying qualities of courage and competence that he lacks in his ordinary life.
James Thurberâ??s â??The Secret Life of Walter Mittyâ?? tells the story of an everyday guy who lives amazing adventures through his imagination. Reading a magazine article about airborne Warcraft and finds himself becoming a bomber pilot on a dangerous mission gleefully risking his life.
Walter Mitty imagines himself facing a firing squad because in his daydream, he has been sentenced to death. In real life, he's facing a long drive and critisism from his wife. He's saying that his real life is almost as horrible as facing a firing squad, but he'll be brave when he faces it, nonetheless.
In James Thurber's â??The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', Mitty transformed himself from the henpecked, cowering, inadequate man he was in real life to a superhero via his imagination. In his dreams, he became a powerful, decisive man, who was admired by all.
Walter Tyrer has written: 'Such friends are dangerous'
In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," the main character escapes his ordinary life through vivid daydreams where he imagines himself in heroic and adventurous situations. Through these daydreams, Walter is able to cope with the dissatisfaction and monotony of his real life. Ultimately, he finds a sense of fulfillment and purpose by embracing his fantasies and taking action in the real world.
The cast of The Florida Blue - 1997 includes: Jay Barbree as himself Brian Boorse as himself Stephen Gibbons as himself William Larson as himself Ross Maskell as himself Tony Mullen as himself Anthony Mullen as himself Amanda Walter as herself Melanie Walter as herself Bill Walter as himself
Bruno Walter has: Played Bruno Walter in "Carnegie Hall" in 1947. Played Himself (conductor) in "Salzburg" in 1950. Played himself in "Botschafter der Musik" in 1952. Played himself in "Bruno Walter: The Maestro, the Man" in 1958. Played himself in "Omnibus" in 1967. Played himself in "Great Performances" in 1971. Played himself in "The Salzburg Festival" in 2006.
The cast of Air Power - 1956 includes: Art Carney as Narrator Winston Churchill as himself Walter Cronkite as Himself - Host Walter Cronkite as Himself - Narrator Walter Cronkite as Narrator Michael Redgrave as Himself - Narrator Eddie Rickenbacker as himself
The cast of Walter the Greek - 2005 includes: Walter Lassally as himself
The cast of Fall of an Actor - 2009 includes: Bill Cassinelli as himself Joe Davison as himself Krista Grotte as herself Phil Herman as himself Mister Lobo as himself Walter Maseda as Walter Maseda Walter Mesada as himself Gus Perez as Gustavo Perez Andrew Vingo as himself
The cast of Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau - 2001 includes: Dyan Cannon as herself Jerry Cutler as himself Mason Gamble as himself Piper Laurie as herself Jack Lemmon as himself Charles Matthau as himself Walter Matthau as himself Zubin Mehta as himself Kevin Pollak as himself Neil Simon as himself Brent Spiner as himself
The cast of Aranycsapat - 1982 includes: Franz Beckenbauer as himself Paul Breitner as himself Zoltan Czibor as himself Gyula Grosics as himself Nandor Hidegkuti as himself Helmut Rahn as himself Stanley Rous as himself Fritz Walter as himself Walter Winterbottom as himself