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.

John Ford

Director

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

Frank S. Nugent

Screenplay

Joshua Logan

Screenplay

Thomas Heggen

Novel

Cast

Henry Fonda's headshot

Henry Fonda

Lieutenant Roberts
James Cagney's headshot

James Cagney

Captain Morton
William Powell's headshot

William Powell

Doc
Jack Lemmon's headshot

Jack Lemmon

Ensign Frank 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

Recommendations

Donovan's Reef cover

Donovan's Reef
Burnt Offerings cover

Burnt Offerings
Missing cover

Missing
Fort Apache cover

Fort Apache
The Caine Mutiny cover

The Caine Mutiny
Bell, Book and Candle cover

Bell, Book and Candle
I Was a Male War Bride cover

I Was a Male War Bride
Picnic cover

Picnic