Mister Roberts (1955)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.081 |
Directed By
John Ford
Mervyn LeRoy
Crew
John Ford
Mervyn LeRoy
Frank S. Nugent
Joshua Logan
Thomas Heggen
Joshua Logan
Leland Hayward
Franz Waxman
Thomas Heggen
Joshua Logan
Winton C. Hoch
Jack Murray
Art Loel
William L. Kuehl
Moss Mabry
Robert J. Schiffer
Edward O'Fearna
Mentor Huebner
George Boggs
Irvin Jay
Stanley Martin
William A. Mueller
Phillip Crawford
Jack Lewis
Cliff Shirpser
Norman A. Cook
Earl Crain Sr.
Gordon Bau
John Dale Price
Merle MacBain
Leonid Raab
Wingate Smith
Franz Waxman
TOP CAST
Henry Fonda
Lieutenant Roberts
James Cagney
Captain Morton
William Powell
Doc
Jack Lemmon
Ensign Frank Pulver
Betsy Palmer
Lieutenant Ann Girard
Ward Bond
Dowdy
Philip Carey
Mannion
Nick Adams
Reber
Perry Lopez
Rodrigues
Ken Curtis
Dolan
Robert Roark
Insigna
Harry Carey, Jr.
Stefanowski
Patrick Wayne
Bookser
Frank Aletter
Gerhart
Tige Andrews
Wiley
Fritz Ford
Lindstrom
Jim Moloney
Kennedy
Buck Kartalian
Mason
Denny Niles
Gilbert
William Henry
Lt. Billings
Frank Connor
Cochran
William Hudson
Olson
Shug Fisher
Johnson
Stubby Kruger
Schlemmer
Danny Borzage
Jonesy
Harry Tenbrook
Cookie
Jimmy Murphy
Taylor
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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