Review of Mister Roberts (1955) by Jeff B — 08 Jan 2009
Entertaining film directed by John Ford (and Mervyn LeRoy) starring Henry Fonda as a navy cargo officer aboard a ship during WWII that pretty much just floats in the ocean doing nothing. Funny and fun, the cast is great.
Jack Lemmon gives a nice Oscar winning performance as the laziest member of the ship, his bottle rocket scene is perfect. But I think James Cagney is the best part of the film playing the mean captain.
The scenes with his palm tree are hilarious. Many great moments, this one's worth checking out.
This review of Mister Roberts (1955) was written by Jeff B on 08 Jan 2009.
Mister Roberts has generally received very positive reviews.
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