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Mister Roberts
Mister Roberts is a 1955 American comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy featuring an all-star cast including Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts, James Cagney as Captain Morton, William Powell (in his final film appearance) as Doc, and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. Based on the 1946 novel and 1948 Broadway play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Supporting Actor, with Lemmon winning the latter.
Plot
In the waning days of World War II, the U.S. cargo ship Reluctant operates in areas of the Pacific Ocean far from enemy action. Lt. Doug Roberts, the executive officer and cargo chief, shields the dispirited crew from their harsh captain, Lt Cdr. Morton. Roberts shares quarters with Ens. Frank Thurlowe Pulver, the laundry and morale officer, who avoids the captain so completely that Morton is initially unaware that Pulver is a crew member. Eager to join the fighting, Roberts repeatedly requests a transfer, but Morton's refusal to endorse his requests results in them being rejected.
Awards
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| author | Frank S. Nugent Joshua Logan |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| director | John Ford Joshua Logan Mervyn LeRoy |
| editor | Jack Murray |
| events | World War II |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | battle of okinawa cargo ship crew liberty destroyer executive officer fight kamikaze kick out kill meet pacific island reject shore leave south pacific united states navy |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| producer | Leland Hayward |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | war |