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Mister Roberts

on BBC Two England

starring Henry Fonda James Cagney William Powell
Jack Lemmon
As the war in the Pacific nears its end, Roberts, the cargo officer on a US supply ship, longs to see some action.
But all his applications for transfer to a fighting ship are turned down by his captain, a hard martinet hated by the entire crew.
Screenplay by FRANK NUGENT ,
JOSHUA LOGAN, based on the play by THOMAS HEGGEN , JOSHUA LOGAN
From the novel by THOMAS HEGGEN Produced by LELAND HAYWARD Directed by JOHN FORD and MERVYN LEROY
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Contributors

Unknown:
Henry Fonda
Unknown:
James Cagney
Unknown:
William Powell
Unknown:
Jack Lemmon
Unknown:
Frank Nugent
Play By:
Thomas Heggen
Play By:
Joshua Logan
Novel By:
Thomas Heggen
Produced By:
Leland Hayward
Directed By:
John Ford
Mister Roberts:
Henry Fonda
Captain:
James Cagney
Doc:
William Powell
Ensign Pulver:
Jack Lemmon
Lt Ann Girard:
Betsy Palmer
CPP Dowdy:
Ward Bond
Mannion:
Phil Carey

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