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Mister Roberts (1955)

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 3, 2016

Mister Roberts Directed by John Ford and Mervyn Leroy Written by Frank S. Nugent and Joshua Logan from the play by Logan and Thomas Heggen and the novel by Heggen 1955/USA Warner Bros./Orange Repeat viewing/Netflix This is pretty funny until it turns dark and features an all-star cast. Mr. Rober read more

Mister Roberts (1955)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 18, 2014

Starring an all star cast including Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and Jack Lemmon, this comedy-drama chronicles the happenings on an unimportant boat during World War II. Mr. Roberts (Fonda) is one of the officers on The Reluctant and he is good to his men but constantly at odds with th read more

Mister Roberts (1955)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 18, 2014

Starring an all star cast including Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and Jack Lemmon, this comedy-drama chronicles the happenings on an unimportant boat during World War II. Mr. Roberts (Fonda) is one of the officers on The Reluctant and he is good to his men but constantly at odds with th read more

A Strange Mess: Mister Roberts

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jul 10, 2014

This is a contribution to the John Ford blogathon sponsored by Christianne Benedict at Krell Laboratories. Check out all the marvelous entries! Punching his leading man. Drinking on the set. Quitting the production after being hospitalized. The tales of John Ford’s behavior on Mister Roberts aren’t read more

A Strange Mess: Mister Roberts

Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jul 10, 2014

This is a contribution to the John Ford blogathon sponsored by Christianne Benedict at Krell Laboratories and Bemused and Nonplussed. Check out all the marvelous entries! Punching his leading man. Drinking on the set. Quitting the production after being hospitalized. The tales of John Ford’s behavio read more

Movie Review: Mister Roberts (1955)

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Wade Sheeler on Aug 9, 2013

Mister Roberts airs August 11th on TCM as part of the Summer Under the Stars Celebration: Spotlight on Henry Fonda. I’m surprised sometimes at the films I liked as a kid. Not because they no longer hold the appeal of my adult self, but because they’re the last type of film you’d think a kid would read more

Mister Roberts (1955) (1)

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Aug 23, 2012

Captain Morton (James Cagney) may officially be the captain of the USS Reluctant, but as far as the crew is concerned, Lieutenant Doug Roberts (Henry Fonda) is the man in charge.  Captain Morton is very strict and routinely denies the crew their small rewards over very minor infractions.  Doug, on read more

Mister Roberts (1955) (2)

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Apr 14, 2012

The all-star foursome of James Cagney, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon and William Powell star in this World War II dramatic comedy. (via doctormacro.com) Cagney is Captain Morton of the navy cargo ship The Reluctant, known by the crew as “The Bucket.” The ship has been in the pacific during Wo read more

Mister Roberts (1)

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on Sep 14, 2011

Typically, I don’t say a lot of negative things about the movies I watch. Since I watch classic movies and silent films, the sometimes over one-hundred year old use-by date doesn’t leave a lot of unknowns. And if  a “classic” movie doesn’t sound like something I want t read more

Mister Roberts (2)

The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Sep 28, 2010

Directed by John Ford, Mister Roberts is a military comedy-drama set aboard a US cargo ship in the Pacific during the later part of WWII.  Captain Morton (James Cagney) is a tyrant regularly disciplining his crew over the tiniest infractions, including putting cigarette butts in his beloved potted read more