Fresh
Henry Fonda stars, as brilliant as ever.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Mister Roberts
All The Uproarious Fun Of the Smash Broadway Play!
1955 · 2h 3m · Approved
Comedy, Drama, War
Directed by
John Ford
,
Mervyn LeRoy
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Mister Roberts
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.
Director and cast
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93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
James Cagney is simply great as the captain of the ship.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
A strikingly superior entertainment.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
Fresh
The acting is the only reason to watch it.
Time Out
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