Mister Roberts Comments

  • Janelle 2022-10-03 20:31:20

    Simply titled the "comedy version of the Renegade Kane", although the general direction is correct, but it is not enough to reflect the difficulty of the style change-there is a more obvious internal conflict between "happy" and "rebellious" emotions. The film's control of this problem is not particularly successful. Lemmon and the crew played too much hilariously, weakening the hostility between Chief Mate Da and Captain Cagney at the top of the main line. ...Ford retired halfway through his...

  • Dolores 2022-10-03 19:46:10

    I have always been unable to like HF, but many business cards have asked him to be the male one, all kinds of forbearance. . . ....

  • Vaughn 2022-10-03 15:34:42

    Jack Claremont mentioned in the documentary that he didn't recognize the director Ford on the set, and as a result, he successfully got the role of Pulver. I always feel that the rhythm is a bit slow, and the effect is better if you laugh faster and more densely (somehow because Cagney thinks of the beautiful lady and Billy...

  • Keagan 2022-10-03 11:52:27

    Cast is worthy of worship, William Powell's last film, Jack Lemmon Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, his performance is as funny as electrocution, Henry Fonda's final ending is the only and most profound tragedy element, Lemmon then throws the palm tree in In the sea, he yelled at Captain Cagney, and made people laugh, as if Henry had come back from the dead, and there was someone to succeed him. It was a super exciting wartime tragicomedy. ....

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Mister Roberts quotes

  • Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts: Doc, that new hospital hasn't got nurses, has it?

    Doc: It didn't have yesterday.

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: It has today.

    Doc: And how did you find out they were there?

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: It just came to me all of a sudden. I was lying on my bunk this morning, thinking. And there wasn't a breath of air. And all of a sudden, a funny thing happened. A little breeze came up, and I took a big, deep breath, and I said to myself "Pulver, boy, there's women on that island!"

  • Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts: Frank, I like you. There's no getting around the fact that you're a real likable guy.

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: Yeah? Yeah!

    Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts: But...

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: But what?

    Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts: Well, I also think you're the most hapless, lazy, disorganized, and in general, most lecherous person I've ever known in my life.

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: I am not!

    Lt. j.g. Douglas A. Roberts: You're not what?

    Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver: I am not disorganized!