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Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!

19557.02h 3m

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.

Directed by John Ford
Written by Thomas Heggen, Joshua Logan, Frank S. Nugent
Produced by Leland Hayward
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Top Cast

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Lieutenant Roberts

James Cagney

James Cagney

Captain Morton

William Powell

William Powell

Doc

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Ensign Frank Pulver

Betsy Palmer

Betsy Palmer

Lieutenant Ann Girard

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Dowdy

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Mannion

Nick Adams

Nick Adams

Reber

Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Rodrigues

Ken Curtis

Ken Curtis

Dolan

Themes & Keywords

navyworld war iipacific war

About Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts is a comedy, drama, war film released in 1955 exploring themes of navy, world war ii, pacific war. Directed by John Ford, it stars Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell. 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.

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