Pros: Henry Fonda, William Powell, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, everything else Cons: None, except you need to see this if you haven't
Mister Roberts (1955) "They also serve who only stand and wait." John Milton Lots of war stories emphasize the ragged edge of battle; but what of the guys who support the effort? Precious little is usually told of those thankless jobs ...
Pros: All the right stuff: acting, dialogue. Cons: None.
In an epic battle of words and will, we learn the story of the U.S.S. Reluctant, a cargo ship near the end of World War Two, in the Pacific. On one side, we have the intelligent, easy-going, utterly decent Lieutenant Junior Grade Douglas Roberts, the ...
My Godfather didn't work in a critical war industry, and was called into the Navy. His wartime assignment placed him where he could have been the role model for Mr. Roberts. My father, who did work in a critical war industry, wasn't even...
Pros: Superb war comedy and drama and performances Cons: Drags a little
Henry Fonda stars as the title character, Lt. (j.g.) Douglass Roberts, an idealistic young Navy cargo officer who is itching to get into the combat part of the war. Standing in his way is a recalcitrant ex-Merchant Marine Lt. Cdr. played by the...
Pros: A wonderful piece of work Cons: Hollywood followed with a sequel that was of coarse junk!
This is a movie that made the one of the biggest impressions on the American Post WWII psyche. It punctuated the notion that war is 99% boredom and 1% shear terror. My father laughed a lot at this movie. As we watched it together I could tell he was...
Pros: A non war, war movie that all should see Cons: none
What happens to all the men who join the service and never go to war, during wartime? Well, "Mr. Roberts" is just such a story. Henry Fonda plays a Navy lieutenant who wants to see some action. In the meantime he's keeping the cranking old...
Ensign Pulver plots cargo officer Mr. Roberts' escape from their nit-picking captain. Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy. Best supporting Oscar for L...More at HotMovieSale.com
Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell and Academy Award winner Jack Lemmon steer a ramshackle Navy cargo ship into the wartime comedy hall of fame...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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