DVD
Mister Roberts
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
Languages and subtitles: English and French.
Performers
Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer, Ward Bond, Phil Carey.
Publication Information
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1998.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
This is a comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during World War II. The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked by the captain.
Notes
Videodisc release of the 1955 motion picture.
Based on the play by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan from the novel by Thomas Heggen.