Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts (1955) is a war comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy from the hit Broadway play. Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, and a young Jack Lemmon head the cast. 123 minutes, US production.

Lieutenant Doug Roberts is stuck on a rusting cargo ship hauling supplies between forgotten Pacific atolls while the real war rages somewhere he'll never reach. Every week he files a transfer request. Every week Captain Morton — a bully who runs the ship like a petty fiefdom — kills it. The crew loves Roberts. That's exactly why Morton won't let him go.

The film became a Hollywood classic on arrival: Jack Lemmon won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in one of his early roles, and Fonda had played the title character on Broadway for seven straight years before the cameras rolled. It's a film about the weight of waiting — sharp, funny, and quietly devastating. Stream Mister Roberts (1955) online on iFILM in full quality.