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Jun 6, 2024 · 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. Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty. Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, and Joshua Logan (uncredited).
Aug 19, 2011 · The only part of the film that really feels integral is the closing scene as Ensign Pulver reads the poignant letter he’s received from one Mr. Roberts’ fellow officers. The emotional impact of these characters hits there and you understand a bit of why the film is so docile. The characters are why we watch the film.
Context. This line is spoken by Frank Pulver, played by Jack Lemmon, in the film Mister Roberts, directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy (1955).. The U.S.S. Reluctant isn't the finest ship to sail the Pacific Ocean in the twilight days of World War II, but it does have a star-studded cast of actors to play its crew, including Henry Fonda, James Cagney, and Jack Lemmon in the role that gave him ...
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 ...
User reviews. Mister Roberts. The combination of William Powell, in his last role, Henry Fonda, and Jack Lemmon is enough of a pull. But to have James Cagney as the nasty and overbearing captain is nirvana. The film needed more female influence, and Betsy Palmer supplies that to a degree, but she is given nothing much to work with.
Jan 30, 2012 · Lemon plays the ship’s Laundry and Morale Officer Ensign Frank Pulver who creatively finds ways of avoiding work. He is so successful that Captain Morton doesn’t know who he is despite having been on the ship 14 months. Pulver provides amusement and aggravation to Henry Fonda plays the ship’s Cargo Officer LTJG Doug Roberts.
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Ensign Pulver (1964) - * Captain Morton: [to Doc] The only reason I don't take you by the nap of the neck and throw you overboard, is that I might need a doctor some day!
