Mister Roberts (30-Jul-1955)
Directors: John Ford; Mervyn LeRoy Writers: Frank Nugent; Joshua Logan From novel: Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen From a play: Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan Music Composed and Conducted by: Franz Waxman Producer: Leland Hayward Keywords: Drama, Comedy, WWII Mister Roberts, cargo officer on a rundown cargo vessel in the Pacific Theater, aches to be transferred to a destroyer where he might experience some actual fighting; his captain sees the value in Roberts and wants him to stay put. Adaptation of the 1948-51 Broadway play, which ran for 1157 performances. Jack Lemmon won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor; the film received additional nominations for Best Picture and Best Sound Recording. Followed nine years later by a lesser sequel, Ensign Pulver (1964).
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CAST Starring | Henry Fonda | ... Lt. Roberts | James Cagney | ... Capt. Morton | William Powell | ... Doc | Jack Lemmon | ... Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver | | Also Starring | Betsy Palmer | ... Lt. Ann Girard | Ward Bond | ... CPO Dowdy | Philip Carey | ... Mannion | | The Crew | Nick Adams | ... Crewman | Perry Lopez | ... Crewman | Ken Curtis | ... Crewman | Robert Roark | ... Crewman | Harry Carey, Jr. | ... Crewman | Patrick Wayne | ... Crewman | Frank Aletter | ... Crewman | Tige Andrews | ... Crewman | Fritz Ford | ... Crewman | Jim Moloney | ... Crewman | Buck Kartalian | ... Crewman | Denny Niles | ... Crewman | William Henry | ... Crewman | Francis Connor | ... Crewman | William Hudson | ... Crewman | Shug Fisher | ... Crewman | Stubby Kruger | ... Crewman | Danny Borzage | ... Crewman | Harry Tenbrook | ... Crewman | Jim Murphy | ... Crewman | | Nurses | Kathleen O'Malley | ... Nurse | Maura Murphy | ... Nurse | Mimi Doyle | ... Nurse | Jeanne Murray | ... Nurse | Lonnie Pierce | ... Nurse | | Martin Milner | ... Shore Patrol Officer | Gregory Walcott | ... Shore Patrolman | James Flavin | ... Military Policeman | Jack Pennick | ... Marine Sergeant | Duke Kahanamoku | ... Native Chief |
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