I would have been 9 in 1955 and I remember seeing this in a theater. And I loved it. I’m not sure how 9 year-old me would have reacted to the movie. Did Mister Roberts get a re-release?
I don’t believe there’s a mis-step in this movie. It is fabulous. Fonda, Cagney, Powell, Lemon, and Bond. And very deep acting bench. The actor who did Route 66 has a brief but memorable part. I’m too lazy to go to imdb. Cagney’s captain is one of those men who shouldn’t be a leader, who...