Mister Roberts (1955)

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All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!

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.

• Released: 1955-07-10
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 186 votes

Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy.

Top cast

• Henry Fonda as Lieutenant Roberts
• James Cagney as Captain Morton
• William Powell as Doc
• Jack Lemmon as Frank Pulver
• Betsy Palmer as Ann Girard
• Ward Bond as Dowdy
• Philip Carey as Mannion
• Nick Adams as Reber
• Perry Lopez as Rodrigues
• Ken Curtis as Dolan

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mister Roberts

• United States: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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