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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.
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Mister Roberts is a 1946 novel by Thomas Heggen, based on...
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Mister Roberts is a 1946 novel by Thomas Heggen, based on his experiences in the South West Pacific theatre during World War II. Several characters, including the eponymous Mister Roberts, were based on real people.
Mister Roberts is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 17, 1965 to September 2, 1966. Based on the best selling 1946 novel, 1948 play, and the 1955 film of the same name, the series stars Roger Smith in the title role and Richard X. Slattery as the ship's captain. [1]
Episode #Episode TitleDirected ByWritten By1-1"Bookser's Honeymoon"James O'Hanlon1–2"Liberty"Ed Jurist1–3"Physician, Heal Thyself"Lee Loeb & Ken Pettus1–4"The Conspiracy"TBAHerman Groves- Sitcom
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.
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- Comedy, Drama, War
- John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan
- 1955-07-30
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Mister Roberts, American comedy film, released in 1955, featuring acclaimed performances by Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, William Powell, and James Cagney.
Mister Roberts traces the misadventures of the frustrated crew of the USS Reluctant, a cargo ship operating in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Fonda, who won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway production, reprised the role of Doug Roberts, an officer who wants to transfer to a fighting ship. The tyrannical captain (played by Cagney), however, keeps the capable and respected Roberts aboard in hopes of securing a promotion.
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•Studio: Warner Brothers
•Directors: John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy
•Writers: Joshua Logan and Frank S. Nugent
•Music: Franz Waxman
•Henry Fonda (Doug Roberts)
•James Cagney (Captain Morton)
•William Powell (Doc)
•Jack Lemmon (Ensign Pulver)
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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.
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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. Mister Roberts is aboard a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War.
