Based on a novel by Thomas Heggen and previously a successful Broadway play, this film boasts an all-star cast giving an all-star performance. The prequel to Ensign Pulver, a short-term TV series and a TV special, it is a humorous WW II story of a crew with cabin fever. With a commanding officer who is slightly off the wall to begin with, when the crew of the South Pacific cargo freighter decide to alleviate their boredom with practical jokes, usually at their captain’s expense, tit for tat becomes the watchword as the captain decides to get even. The secondary story line revolves around the ship’s cargo officer, Mr. Roberts, who wants to see some action and so must be transferred off the cargo vessel., Bittersweet comedy drama about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is thwarted by the ship’s captain, a petty tyrant. Forced to endure various humiliations in exchange for privileges, the crew engage in minor acts of resistance, and look to Mr Roberts for inspiration and moral support. Based on the hit Broadway play, Across the South Pacific the war rages in acts of courage, bravery, heroism… And somewhere in becalmed tropical waters lazily steams the cargo ship U.S.S. Reliant, vital to the war effort but never seeing combat., Mister Roberts is abroad a US cargo ship, working in the Pacific during the Second World War. He’d do anything to leave the quiet of the ship to join the action. But his captain is a tyrant and isn’t willing to sign Robert’ transfer requests., A restless Navy officer (Henry Fonda, reprising his Broadway role) aboard a rust-bucket World War II cargo ship butts heads with his martinet captain (James Cagney) in this Best Picture nominee that garnered Jack Lemmon an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and marked the final film appearance of William Powell. A sequel, “Ensign Pulver,” was released in 1964, with Robert Walker Jr. as the title character played by Lemmon in the original., Bittersweet comedy drama about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is thwarted by the ship’s captain, a petty tyrant. Forced to endure various humiliations in exchange for privileges, the crew engage in minor acts of resistance, and look to Mr Roberts for inspiration and moral support. Based on the hit Broadway play., Tom Ford directs this award winning comedy drama starring Henry Fonda as a sailor during WWII on a cargo ship who’d do anything to get off and see the action but his tyrant captain won’t allow it.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Mister Roberts ” ?
A: The main cast includes Henry Fonda,James Cagney,Jack Lemmon,William Powell,Ward Bond,Betsy Palmer,Philip Carey,Nick Adams,Harry Carey Jr.,Ken Curtis,Frank Aletter,Fritz Ford,Buck Kartalian,William Henry,William Hudson,Harold Kruger,Harry Tenbrook,Perry López,Robert Roark,Patrick Wayne,Tige Andrews,Jim Moloney,Denny Niles,Francis Conner,Shug Fisher,Dan Borzage,Jimmy Murphy,Martin Milner,Gregory Walcott,James Flavin,Jack Pennick,Duke Kahanamoku,George Brangier,Stubby Kruger,Clarence E. Frank,Carolyn Tong,Kathleen O’Malley,Maura Murphy,Jeanne Murray,Lonnie Pierce,Mimi Doyle,Gordon Bau,Joshua Logan,William A. Mueller,Winton Hoch,Art Loel,Merle MacBain,Thomas Heggen,John Dale Price,William L. Kuehl,Winton C. Hoch,Frank S. Nugent,Jack Murray,Moss Mabry.
Q: When Did the “Mister Roberts” Released?
A: The Movie “Mister Roberts” originally aired on 1955-07-10 and released in the year of 1955.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Mister Roberts” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Mister Roberts” ?
A: “Mister Roberts” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
