Mister Roberts - Synopsis

“Mister Roberts“ is a 1955 American comedy-drama film based on the 1946 Broadway play of the same name by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. The movie is set during World War II and revolves around the misadventures of the crew members aboard a cargo ship named the USS Reluctant, serving in the Pacific Theater. The central character is Lieutenant Junior Grade Douglas A. Roberts (played by Henry Fonda), an officer who is serving as a cargo officer on the ship. Despite his deep desire to see combat and serve on a fighting ship, Roberts is stuck on the Reluctant, which is primarily engaged in supply runs between the various islands in the Pacific. He is frustrated with the ship’s captain, Lieutenant Commander Morton (played by James Cagney), who is more concerned with maintaining his own reputation and winning medals than attending to the needs of his crew. Roberts forms a close bond with the enlisted men on the ship, who see him as a friend and advocate. He constantly tries to improve t