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Mister Roberts is a 1955 American comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy featuring an all-star cast including Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts, James Cagney as Captain Morton, William Powell (in his final film appearance) as Doc, and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver.
With Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon. In the waning days of World War II, the cargo officer of a Navy supply ship chafes at its role far from the action in the Pacific's backwater areas, his frustration rising when its captain denies the crew liberty over petty irritations.
- (18K)
- Comedy, Drama, War
- John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan
- 1955-07-30
Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell and Academy Award (R) winner Jack Lemmon steer a ramshackle Navy cargo ship into the wartime comedy hall of fame. An all-time classic.
Bittersweet film about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is...
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- Henry Fonda
- John Ford, Mervyn Leroy
- Warner Bros.
Dec 30, 2020 · Mister Roberts (1955) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #MisterRobertsThe USS Reluctant carries cargo along World War II's forgotten Pacific seaways. Beyond the hor...
- 4 min
- 6.1K
- Warner Bros. Classics
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In the Pacific Ocean, during the Second World War, Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts is the deck officer of the old Navy Cargo Ship "Reluctant", a.k.a. "The Bucket". Her Captain is a tyrannic man and Mr. Roberts defends the crew from his outbursts. Mr.
