Comedy ·Drama ·War · United States of America · 1955 · 2h 3m

Mister Roberts

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Director
John FordMervyn LeRoy
Cast
Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Roberts James Cagney as Captain Morton William Powell as Doc Jack Lemmon as Ensign Frank Pulver Betsy Palmer as Lieutenant Ann Girard Ward Bond as Dowdy
Crew
Winton C. Hoch — Director of Photography Jack Murray — Editor Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Joshua Logan — Screenplay Frank S. Nugent — Screenplay Thomas Heggen — Novel
Tagline

All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Mister Roberts — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
navyworld war iipacific war
Key Collaborators
John Ford Director Mervyn LeRoy Director Winton C. Hoch Director of Photography Jack Murray Editor Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Joshua Logan Screenplay Frank S. Nugent Screenplay Thomas Heggen Novel Leland Hayward Producer Moss Mabry Costume Design
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