Mister Roberts (1955)

  • NR
  • 07/10/1955 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, War
  • 2h 3m

All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!

Overview

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.

Thomas Heggen

Novel

Joshua Logan

Screenplay

John Ford

Director

Frank S. Nugent

Screenplay

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Cast

Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Lieutenant Roberts
James Cagney's headshot

James Cagney

The Captain
William Powell's headshot

William Powell

Doc
Jack Lemmon's headshot

Jack Lemmon

Ensign Pulver
Betsy Palmer's headshot

Betsy Palmer

Lieutenant Ann Girard
Ward Bond's headshot

Ward Bond

Dowdy
Philip Carey's headshot

Philip Carey

Mannion
Nick Adams's headshot

Nick Adams

Reber

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