Mister roberts is a 1946 novel written by thomas heggen plot. Brad laidman film threat december 6, 2005 mister roberts is a movie dedicated to anyone with a boring dead end job who wants to be a hero and has to. Refloating mister roberts for tv the new york times. Mister roberts 1948, a play by thomas heggen and joshua logan, had a. It follows douglas roberts henry fonda, an executive office aboard the uss reluctant. Finishing one vicious chewingout by the captain james cagney, the title character henry fonda is punished for a second infraction, and pulver jack lemmon gets trapped in conversation, in a scene presumably directed by the eventuallyreplaced john ford, in mister roberts, 1955.
A twoact play, mister roberts is set aboard a navy cargo ship on the pacific ocean during world war ii. Written and partially directed by joshua logan, the film stars fonda as lt. Despite not being captain, he is actually the one in charge. Tambem estrelaram burl ives como o capitao morton, walter matthau, larry hagman e jack nicholson. Mister roberts 1955 nurse watching scene 110 movieclips. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title mister roberts. Mister roberts script transcript from the screenplay andor. Set aboard a navy cargo ship during world war ii, this comedic drama follows lt. As the play begins, the setting reveals a typical cargo ship in the middle of the pacific. Mister roberts 1955 john ford, mervyn leroy synopsis. Pulver jack lemmon gets a letter saying that roberts has died in battle. Based on the 1946 novel and 1948 broadway play, the film was nominated for the three. Mister roberts is a 1948 play based on the 1946 thomas heggen novel of the same name the novel began as a collection of short stories about heggens experiences aboard uss rotanin and uss virgo in the south pacific during world war ii.
William powell, in what would be his final film role, plays the wise old ships doctor, worldweary but with a heart of gold. This stodgy film version of the famous broadway success was one performance too many. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of mister roberts. A sailor is given the duty of cleaning the ships collection of binoculars and ends up spotting a nurse taking a shower. Never confuse the film mister roberts with its lame reworking as a later film, ensign pulver. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. An allstar cast and crew adopt this novel and play.
Italian punk hardcore 19801989 il film the movie complete. Mister roberts teve uma sequencia, ensign pulver br o barco do desespero, em 1964, com robert walker jr. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The scene where lemmon read that last letter pissed me off in.
Mister roberts 1955 movie clip preferably aboard a destroyer. Hank fonda plays the title role of the cargo officer dying. Finally, please note that james cagney and burl ives neither look nor sound alike. Mister roberts feels that war in the pacific is passing him by.
Finally, the mister roberts script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the henry fonda and jack lemmon movie. Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny. It was originally broadcast on nbc on march 19, 1984. Fonda was only hired because director john ford insisted on it. A lot of what john ford, the original director, put into the film of joshua logans broadway smash was.
The scene where lemmon read that last letter pissed me off in ways any human. Classic scene from john fords mister roberts 1955 starring the legendary james cagney, henry fonda, william powell, and jack lemmon. With humphrey bogart, jose ferrer, van johnson, fred macmurray. The play was made into a movie in 1955, starring fonda as roberts and. The inactive side of americas fighting force is spotlighted in this movie, which stars henry fonda as a world war ii naval officer trying to keep up the morale of his bored, overworked cargo ship crew. The novel began as a collection of short stories about heggens experiences aboard uss rotanin and uss virgo in the south pacific during world war ii. The ships captain portrayed in mister roberts, played by james cagney, and the ensuing palm tree shenanigans, was based on the reallife captain of the uss virgo aka20, lt. Una nave tutta matta ita walter matthau, jack nicholson. Mister roberts is worth watching for the cast alone. Mister roberts traces the misadventures of the frustrated crew of the uss reluctant, a cargo ship operating in the pacific ocean during world war.
It was originally broadcast on nbc on march 19, 1984 cast. Its like im playing mister fonda, not mister roberts, says mr. In 1955, paramount studios mounted a film production of mister roberts starring fonda, james cagney in his last film role for paramount who he had been under contract to for 25 years, william powell in his last film. Captain randall continued as a career naval officer until retirement and lived in southern california until november 21, 1991. After exterior shooting was completed, ford was hospitalized with a gall. Fortunately it also has an intelligent and witty script. There was never any surgical operation by anyone in mister roberts. Mister roberts occasionally feels stiff and constrained, though the superb cast works to keep things lively. One such hit was the 1948 wwii play mister roberts starring henry fonda who would win a tony award for his performance. It was the battle of midway island and ford was there at the request of the u. Mister roberts is a 1948 play based on the 1946 thomas heggen novel of the same name. Broadway producer leland hayward acquired the rights for the play and hired heggen and joshua logan for the. In the waning days of world war ii, the united states navy cargo ship reluctant and her crew are stationed in the backwater areas of the pacific ocean.
Mister roberts is a 1955 film, set in the waning days of world war ii, in which the united states navy cargo ship reluctant and her crew are stationed in the backwater areas of the pacific ocean. Mister roberts is a 1955 american warnercolor in cinemascope comedydrama film directed by john ford and mervyn leroy, and featuring an allstar cast. Sep, 20 henry fonda, james cagney, william powell and academy award r winner jack lemmon steer a ramshackle navy cargo ship into the wartime comedy hall of fame. Henry fonda is restless to see actual combat during world war ii, but is stuck on a cargo ship with a crew of practical jokers who torment james cagney, their slightly crazy captain. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Finishing one vicious chewingout by the captain james cagney, the title character henry fonda is punished for a second infraction, and pulver jack lemmon gets trapped in conversation, in a scene presumably directed by the eventuallyreplaced. What it didnt do was try to mix it with action, the. Very few movies feature four such formidable male stars each with his own distinct and interesting personality. Roberts et lequipage sont cependant en conflit permanent.
Directed by john ford, mervyn leroy, and joshua logan uncredited. Mister roberts film by ford and leroy 1955 britannica. This would seem risky, but audiences had warmed to the book in 1946 and the play in 48, so there didnt seem to be a big taboo over this though funny nazis would have to wait until mid60s tv. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty. Henry fonda, james cagney, william powell, jack lemmon, betsy palmer, harry carey jr. Mister roberts is an american sitcom that aired on nbc from september 17, 1965 to april 8, 1966. A hefty first scene, from the play by thomas heggen and joshua logan, for the title. Mister roberts is a 1955 american warnercolor in cinemascope comedydrama film directed by john ford and mervyn leroy, and featuring an allstar 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. Nearly all action takes place on a us navy auxiliary cargo ship, the uss reluctant that sails, as written in the 1948 play, from apathy to tedium with occasional side trips. Mister roberts, a tv film originally broadcast live. For my second oscarrelated film friday i am bringing you one of the five. Based on the best selling novel, 1948 play, and the 1955 film of the same name, the series stars roger smith in the title role and richard x. Mister roberts is a 1984 american madefortelevision comedydrama film adapted from the play by thomas heggen and joshua logan, based on heggens novel, and starring robert hays as doug roberts and charles durning as the captain.
This is the first i vividly remember watching with my father. Mister roberts was the first film about the war that was as much a comedy as it was a drama. Jun 06, 2016 classic scene from john fords mister roberts 1955 starring the legendary james cagney, henry fonda, william powell, and jack lemmon. Mister roberts was an interesting book about a study of leaders and their style of leadership during wwii in the wide pacific. Brad laidman film threat december 6, 2005 mister roberts is a movie dedicated to anyone with a boring dead end job who wants to be a hero and has to decide whether to live honorably anyway. The title character, a junior grade lieutenant naval officer, defends his crew against the petty tyranny of the ships commanding officer during world war ii. Footlight parade was released in 1933, and mister roberts was released in 1955. Starring henry fonda, william powell, jack lemmon roberts fonda has. Henry fonda, james cagney, william powell and academy award r winner jack lemmon steer a ramshackle navy cargo ship into the wartime comedy hall of fame.
Mister roberts 1955 movie clip fourteen months airing. Feb 21, 2014 108 videos play all mister roberts 1955 fullhd movie dunkirk 2017 fullhd movie the making of full metal jacket duration. Mister roberts 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mister roberts is the kind of officer wed all like to serve. Mister roberts henry fonda jack lemmon james cagney 1955 ensign pulver jack lemmon plots cargo officer mr. Broadway producer leland hayward acquired the rights for the play and hired heggen and joshua logan for the adaptation. Mister roberts 1955 on june 4, 1942, movie director john ford had a 16mm camera pointing out the window of a powerhouse shooting one of the most important battles of world war ii. Directed by john ford and mervyn leroy, mister roberts 1955 is set. The author thomas heggen a young naval officer served on various ships and one of them was a ship like the uss reluctant as described in the book.
Mister roberts, a tv film originally broadcast live disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title mister roberts. Finishing one vicious chewingout by the captain james cagney, the title character henry fonda is punished for a second infraction, and pulver jack lemmon gets trapped in conversation, in a scene presumably directed by the eventuallyreplaced john ford, in mister. Frank pulver jack lemmon in the lurch, roberts comes to a conclusion. Although it is argued that fords involvement in finishing the film was minimal mervyn leroy took up the directorial reins, mister roberts. With henry fonda, james cagney, william powell, jack lemmon. Mister roberts is also full of great characters even if the story doesnt really go anywhere unexpected or far. Henry fonda was not the original choice to star in the film version. Mister roberts script transcript from the screenplay and. Doug roberts, chief cargo officer of the supply ship reluctant.
In this case, however, the stature of the movies cast has added another. Ww2 is in its last few months, and roberts is itching for combat duty. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. That said, this movie has a galaxy of stars starting, of course, with henry fonda in one of his best roles. Henry fonda returned to films after an eightyear absence in this masterful adaptation of the actors broadway hit mister roberts.