Mister Roberts (1955)

Jack Lemmon - Movies I've Viewed (35 person items)

"(1955) Henry Fonda and ... Ward Bond, ... and William Powell"

“(BluR) No se distingue a Ford de Le Roy porque los dos se manejan muy bien con las estrellas, los diálogos encajados en la puesta en escena de 'brillo invisible'. Eso sí, lomás 'stagey' de Ford, Las olas se notan de utilería. La mejor escena, Fonda el impecable, poniéndose su orden de la palmera y despidiéndose de los muchachos...Ford siempre fue un desfasado pero aquí más.” read more

Watched in 2021: Movies (152 movies items)

" Director: John Ford His 63rd movie My 14th movie watched from the director One of those 50s comedies that must have been dated pretty quickly. It's light comedy about war, strange, and stranger yet with the ending that is trying to be emotional. The acting saves it and it moves along nicely. Added to Lists: Top Ten Performances - Henry Fonda Fictional War Stories __________ Location: Midway Islands Territory, USA"

Best Picture Nominees (in Ten Sentences) (478 movies items)

"Based on the first Tony Award winner for Best Play, "Mister Roberts" is about a U.S. Navy crew of 62 seamen aboard the USS Reluctant in the Pacific Ocean during the waning weeks of World War II. Lieutenant Doug Roberts (Henry Fonda), bored of being stationed on the vessel, requests one liberty for his men to Captain Morton (James Cagney), only to find the results turned upside down. Meanwhile, Ensign Frank Pulver (Jack Lemmon) has a gift to give the captain, a homemade firecracker made of fulmin"

Top Ten Performances - Henry Fonda (15 movies items)

" Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts"

Mervyn LeRoy Best Movies (34 person items)

" William Powell, Henry Fonda and Jack Lemmon Movie Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan and John Ford"

Best Films of 1955 (22 movies items)

" Director: John Ford His 63rd movie My 14th movie watched from the director One of those 50s comedies that must have been dated pretty quickly. It's light comedy about war, strange, and stranger yet with the ending that is trying to be emotional. The acting saves it and it moves along nicely. Added to Lists: Top Ten Performances - Henry Fonda Fictional War Stories "

Ward Bond - Favorite Movies (36 person items)

"(1955) Ward Bond and Jack Lemmon "

Academy Awards For Best Supporting Actor Deservers (83 movies items)

"1955! Winner: Jack Lemmon! Nominees: Arthur Kennedy - Trial as Bernard Castle Joe Mantell - Marty as Angie Sal Mineo - Rebel Without a Cause as John "Plato" Crawford Arthur O'Connell - Picnic as Howard Bevans"