Mister Roberts (1955) - Pulver Takes a Stand Scene (10/10) | Movieclips

Mister Roberts - Pulver Takes a Stand: Pulver (Jack Lemmon) gets a letter saying that Roberts has died in battle. Angry at the news, Pulver throws Capt. Morton's (James Cagney) tree overboard and finally stands up to him.
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FILM DESCRIPTION:
Bittersweet film about a supply officer aboard a decrepit cargo ship during World War II who yearns for a transfer into a combat zone but is thwarted by the ship's captain, a petty tyrant. Forced to endure various humiliations in exchange for privileges, the crew engage in minor acts of resistance, and look to Mr. Roberts for inspiration and moral support. Based on the hit Broadway play.
CREDITS:
TM & © Warner Bros. Pictures (1955)
Cast: Frank Aletter, Fritz Ford, Harry Carey Jr., Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, James Cagney, Ken Curtis, Nick Adams, Phil Carey, Ward Bond, William Powell
Director: John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy
Producer: Leland Hayward
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[@jamesroberts2115]

Back in around 1961 this movie was reshown at our local theater and I went to see it with my parents. I was 8 years old. When this scene in the movie was shown and Ensign Pulver announced that Mr. Roberts was dead one of the local teenaged smartasses busted out laughing. My father just about came unglued and my mother and I had to physically restrain him from going after laughing boy. My father had lost his younger brother in March 1944 when his destroyer escort was sank by a U-boat south of Iceland on convoy duty. Laughing boy didn't know how close he came to getting his mouth punched or worse that night.

[@russelljohnson6267]

Good on you for keeping your dad from doing this but at the same time, I can see myself doing the same thing if I was to find myself in a similar situation as he was.

[@tomjustis7237]

For those who have never seen the entire movie and may not understand... Mister Roberts was the executive officer of the ship, and constantly went head to head with the tyrannical captain to defend the crew. He even threw the Captain's cherished palm tree overboard and went into the captain's stateroom and told him what he had done. Ensign Pulver, on the other hand, was terrified of the captain and did his best to hide from him, although he always talked a good game about things he would never really do. In an earlier scene Mr. Roberts tells Frank (regarding one of Frank's far fetched plots) "On the day you put those marbles in the Captains overhead, and then have the guts to beat on his door and tell him you put those marbles there, that is the day I will respect you." After Mister Roberts transfers off the ship, Frank becomes the executive officer. Crew members come to him and tell him that movie night has been cancelled because of some minor infringement of regulations and ask him to speak to the captain. Frank hems and haws but still doesn't have the guts to confront the captain as Mister Roberts would have done. Then the letter comes from Mister Roberts mentioning the marbles, which causes Frank to stutter a bit. Then the second informs them Mister Roberts is dead. Frank is obviously moved ... and then he remembers ... "On the day you put those marbles in the Captains overhead ...". The look of anger and determination on Frank's face says it all. And the look on all the crew's faces when he charges up the ladder to tear out the palm tree and throw it overboard says they know they now have an exec who will fight for them. And when he gets into the Captain's stateroom? He doesn't stand at attention, he puts his foot up on the Captain's bunk, leans on his knee and asks, " What's this crud about no movie tonight?" Ensign Pulver just became a man.

[@grumpyguard]

Tom Justis Didn't Pulver put the marbles in the captains bell when he removed his appendix?

[@garfieldsmith332]

@@grumpyguard He did in the inferior sequel movie "Ensign Pulver" with Robert Walker and Burl Ives.

[@bradwilliams1691]

Mister Roberts was something of a hypocrite when you think about it. Earlier in the movie he openly berated ensign Pulver saying: "Frank - the day you actually put those marbles in the captains overhead & then have the guts to knock on his door and say - 'captain, I put those marbles in your overhead, that's the day I'll look up to you as being a man". And yet Roberts hasn't got the guts to confess - face to face - that it was he who threw the palm tree overboard. Still, this is one of my all time favourite movies.

[@blockmasterscott]

He actually became more stronger than Roberts.

[@bronj1451]

Also there’s an element of guilt for each of these men too as mister Roberts hasn’t been transferred voluntarily by the captain - they’ve forged his signature to get him into the thick of war as a thank you for his kindness to them over the tedium. All Doug Roberts wants is to not miss the action… and he’s killed by that. So amongst this guilt there’s this righteous anger that finally bubbles ovet

[@colwilliamnoydb4134]

Jack Lemmon won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor from this movie. It might have been this scene alone that he earned it from.

[@markkover8040]

Brilliant ending to a brilliant movie.

[@Kilroy238_]

I think it would be impossible to think of a better way for them to end the movie the way they did. classic

[@RichardRingo1]

One of the best, if not THE best endings ever!

[@blockmasterscott]

Man, James Cagney did a really good job with that role of captain.

[@willmpet]

John Ford kept putting off that scene but Cagney figured it out, and so he and Lemon practiced that scene over and over!

[@rsimmons41407]

One of Jack Lemmon’s best moments in film. That’s it.

[@geofredotappan9777]

If I could give 1000 thumbs up S, I would . Excellent picture. Would not, could not be made today. No directors or actors talented enough.

[@ltsgoyanks]

Just one of the best movies ever! I miss movies that had a storyline like this. I watched this with my father when i was 8 or 10 or maybe younger... and I could watch it at a young age... movies like this don't exist anymore... there are still some fine films, but they have to insert scenes that are not necessary and make you uncomfortable around your kids or your mother or grandfather.

[@dhindsjr]

I love when Doc hands the note to the chief and he takes his glove off before he takes it! Like it’s holy! 😳😊

[@RichardRingo1]

Yes! He doesn't want to soil it.

[@sonrouge]

An officer who's a father to his men is very, very holy.

[@davidaltman8831]

@@RichardRingo1 but he did nt take off his left glove as he was opening it

[@overallgreatidea6433]

But those of us with fingers know it was for dexterity's sake. Chief saw the note was folded and being a CPO he had the intelligence to know it would be easier to open with an ungloved hand.

[@ChrisBakerauthor]

James Cagney's expression at the end is perfect.

[@VideoMask93]

"Oh great, he's going to be worse than Roberts!"

[@chaseroberts3111]

one of the most satisfying endings of a movie ever

[@laserluver1]

I love it when William Powell says, "No. Post this instead. It's theirs." It speaks to the love and respect between the crew and Mr. Roberts.

[@lynettemiller7912]

The DOOR in this clip is as much a character as Jimmy and Jack! The slams! The bangs! The crashes! I just love this!

[@ltsgoyanks]

Great point!

[@spikespa5208]

No one ever gave a Captain's door more of a beatin'. Loved it.

[@1luiszepol]

And from this movie Jack Lemmon is my all time favorite actor

[@Mxyzptlksac]

I was in a stage version, I played Dolan. This scene was hard to do. During rehearsal we went from sad to trying not to laugh. Out Ensign Pulver was a brilliant improv and slapstick comedian and just about every show he did something different with the palm tree, spinning and flinging it, throwing it like a shot put etc…

[@darykinnaman2319]

I love it, I forgot about this move. One of the best ever.

[@stonefree1911]

This film is a pure treasure

[@MyLateralThawts]

Some odd observations: Henry Fonda started playing Mr Roberts after being honourably discharged from the navy after the war, performing initially in his own uniform on the Broadway play. Another actor who served in the navy, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander in Naval Intelligence, was Tony Randall, who would gain fame on television playing the same role Jack Lemon received accolades for, that of Felix Unger on the Odd Couple. In 1946, when the book, Mr Roberts, first came out and hit the best seller list, another former Lieutenant Commander first ran for Congress and reporters asked sailors who served under him what he was like, the same answer kept popping up that the reporters thought it too much of a coincidence. They kept saying he was “A lot like Mr Roberts”. That former officer was ...Richard Nixon!

[@jld593]

Great background info! Thanks!

[@RJC96cj]

@@jld593 Richard Nixon actually stayed in the Naval Reserve until he was eligible to retire. He retired in '66 at the rank of Commander.

[@happiscotsman5135]

When Jack Lemmon showed his acting chops.😮

[@ryandtibbetts2962]

And won an Oscar for it.

[@OverlandOne]

Thank you. Best scene in the film. They showed this to us in 8th grade in school in 1969 and I have seen it a few times since. Thanks for posting this.

[@timeforbeans]

Best Ending Ever! Long live Mr Roberts !

[@bradwilliams1691]

Mister Roberts was something of a hypocrite when you think about it. Earlier in the movie he openly berated ensign Pulver saying: "Frank - the day you actually put those marbles in the captains overhead & then have the guts to knock on his door and say - 'captain, I put those marbles in your overhead, that's the day I'll look up to you as being a man". And yet Roberts hasn't got the guts to confess - face to face - that it was he who threw the palm tree overboard. Still, this is one of my all time favourite movies.

[@jimgeiser1570]

"Damnit! I thought, with Roberts gone, everything would change. Oh how I was wrong."

[@ladyfire44]

That idiot is his own worst enemy.

[@winternow2242]

I remember watching this scene on old style TV sets where movies were cropped-pan-scan to fit the screen, then had to either compressed or letterboxed for that last scene because that was when they were going to start running the credits. It was a great way to highlight that we were now watching the real climax, of Ensign Pulver finally doing...something/

[@rogerkincaid931]

I love the reaction when Pulver stands up to Capt. Morton.

[@ladyfire44]

Morton finally realizing that no matter what, he's still is going to have problems.

[@smwca123]

@@ladyfire44 And never realizing he was the cause of almost all of them! The crew at first looked wracked with guilt over having unwittingly sent Roberts to his death, then realized that the seemingly feckless Pulver could throw the palm tree as well as Roberts.

[@ladyfire44]

The idiot also never realized that he was his own worst enemy.

[@smwca123]

@@ladyfire44 A small man in many more ways than one.

[@subduedreader5627]

What was it that Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes, said? "It's that moment of dawning comprehension that I live for?" The captain is certainly comprehending, much as he may not want to.

[@55Quirll]

Looks like James Cagney is trying not to smile every time he meets up with Jack Lemon. I remember watching this movie and had a blast. My college acting class put this on and it was good - more colorful language but still good.

[@sandiego11calif]

God Bless You, Mr. Roberts.

[@chrisharmon]

One of my dad's (a WWII Navy Vet) favorite movies.

[@tomjustis7237]

The moment when Ensign Pulver became a man.

[@patricktroy4076]

roger that

[@nonoyaya3884]

Roberts didn't have to confess, the captain knew who done it....

[@VideoMask93]

A real mensch-wait, wrong Jack Lemmon role.

[@MrKaskad]

the sequel tv movie ensign pulver is good too. a nd available on yioutube

[@bradwilliams1691]

Mister Roberts was something of a hypocrite when you think about it. Earlier in the movie he openly berated ensign Pulver saying: "Frank - the day you actually put those marbles in the captains overhead & then have the guts to knock on his door and say - 'captain, I put those marbles in your overhead, that's the day I'll look up to you as being a man". And yet Roberts hasn't got the guts to confess - face to face - that it was he who threw the palm tree overboard. Still, this is one of my all time favourite movies.

[@jormugand5578]

So sad that Hollywood doesn't make them like they used to.

[@epimetheaus1214]

I can't believe how movies from 50 years ago with nothing but but story and a little banter can grab your attention while movies of today have effects, explosions, high resolution, but can't even get grab my attention for 10 minutes.

[@austinmorrison6953]

@@epimetheaus1214 Golden age of cinema this is not

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Well said!!

[@Mxyzptlksac]

Get someone to write a Tony Award winning play like this then they’ll make a movie

[@tokenjoy]

@@Mxyzptlksac Maybe. Need the actors and Director to pull it off though. Not at all sure there are any today.

[@ronelitzur856]

that is how movies become classic, and memorable

[@michaelvol8922]

Henry Fonda was a great actor, but in this movie Mr. Robert's could have been replace by someone else. Jack Lemmon on the other hand was irreplaceable the way he played this part. I love the look on the Captain's face after the ENS tells him he just threw the tree overboard. Priceless!

[@Shatamx]

My grandfather looks just like Fonda. And he served in the Navy. Mister Roberts reminds me of my lost grand father. It’s been 16 years since he past away.

[@ladyfire44]

The captain realized his problems will never go away even when Roberts is gone.

[@juliadouglas872]

Best movie. If you haven’t seen it your missing out!

[@timothyhays1817]

This scene is what I believe won the Oscar for Jack Lemmon.

[@maureencora1]

That Scene Got Lemon the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor That Year.

[@michaelvol8922]

Well deserved!

[@miketobin2324]

I would just like to say that no palm trees were injured during the making of this wonderful movie.... I heard it from a friend

[@saanzacs]

"Now what's all this crud about 'no movie tonight'?"

[@btqy]

No palm trees were harm during this film.

[@frankbarnwell____]

It's about anyone who goes by own choice, into harm's way

[@thomasjohnson915]

It’s one of the best endings of a movie I ever seen

[@KickyMickey1982]

One of my favorite movies I love how Frank finally after losing Doug has the balls to stand up to that dictator of a captain and throws his palm tree overboard in honor of losing his friend. My other favorite scene is when Pulver takes out out the laundry room with a firecracker meant for the captain

[@ellisonlowrimore7751]

One of the best war movies of all time!!

[@samhain3530]

Having coffee during an attack - general quarters!

[@Sh9168]

I always thought the same thing. Nobody on a ship under attack is in the ward room drinking coffee.

[@haroldbenton979]

@@thegrisakgroup Not all kamikazes came in at high altitude some where low level and also not all DD's where equipped with radar in WW2 also. Plus even at GQ it was common according to my late grandfather for beverages and sandwiches to be there for the taking in places like the wardroom or the crews mess and also Mr Roberts GQ station could have been in the Wardroom as on a DD it was used as a combination Sickbay and Damage Control information to allow the rapid exchange of information on damage and to allow more room for the treatment of wounded. Most sick bays on a Fletcher class DD the most common type in WW2 had less space than the freaking galley with only a Corpsman for treating the wounded.

[@martingallagher5254]

Standing up for what’s important loved this movie and others like this because it made me think out I wanted to be as a team leader and person. ❤🕊️

[@fredddwill6952]

One of the best movies ever

[@pauln8913]

I forgot the Thin Man was in this

[@ralphholiman7401]

What a great movie.

[@michelezeszutko9933]

Knew a fellow who watched this film (not reading the book) and popular t.v. shows about the Navy and enlisted thinking all was knee slapping fun and endless jokes. When he was discharged he said he was very disappointed.

[@ralphholiman7401]

@@michelezeszutko9933 , isn't it like that for every job? I was an FBI agent and then a DEA agent, for 21 years. We were always laughing and saying, "This job sure looked a lot more exciting on TV."

[@tommyzDad]

Anyone else remember the 1984 TV movie with Robert Hays ( _Ted Striker_ from _Airplane!_ )?

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Seemed like M.A.S.H. kind of copied this seen when Maclean Stevenson's character Colonel Henry Blake was "killed".

[@OhMySack]

Realities of war.

[@rpryce2140]

Ands the audience goes crazy!

[@ct5850]

Love this movie. Jack Lemmon steals every scene. I find it funny that the older guy takes off his right glove before handling the letter but transfers it to his left hand that still has a dirty glove.

[@willmpet]

That was Ward Bond!

[@renato7908]

jack per me sei sempre stato un grande !!

[@ProperLogicalDebate]

Crud, A radio, TV, and movie word. Used earlier elsewhere.

[@alanstrong3295]

Promote Pulver to Lt JG at once.

[@mtsflorida]

I chose to watch this over go to a middle school dance. Mr. Robert's was good and some years later audiences were surprised when they saw him as bad man frank in once upon a time in the west.

[@vksasdgaming9472]

Reportedly Henry Fonda was much closer to Frank in reality than his reliable, trustworthy and friendly roles. He was still professional.

[@865nov]

This is the scene that clinched his Oscar

[@robscott8296]

1:56 bang bang bang bang bang bang Capt: yes who is it! Pulver: captain it is I ensign pulver and I just threw your stinking palm tree overboard! Now what’s this crud about no movie tonight? Me: it was at this moment he knew he f*** up

[@ladyfire44]

Morton:(mentally) God Damn IT! Roberts is gone, but now I have to deal with his replacement from Hell!

[@robscott8296]

ladyfire44 hahahahaha

[@markschroeder2578]

Looks like the skipper was gonna need to use the wastebasket for a barf bag again! 😁😁😁😁

[@RobARug]

@@markschroeder2578 Pulver, you stabbed me in the... BLLLAAACK!

[@ladyfire44]

That's nothing in how you treated the crew in canceling movie night just to stroke your own damn Ego!

[@davidaltman3867]

try to think that the sequel never happened and frankly i wish it never did

[@eltonjohnson1724]

I just notice that Cagney is reading a comic book when Jack Lemmon storms into his cabin, 1:58 mark. That's funny. James Cagney's character was a "Toxic Leader" way before they came up with that name for military leaders like him. Unfortunately, that part of the movie is VERY realistic. I had a Colonel in Afghanistan who was a Toxic Leader. Like Henry Fonda's character, I spent ALL my spare time trying to get a transfer out of his unit. I finally succeeded.

[@ladyfire44]

That idiot captain never realized he was his own worst enemy in many ways

[@55Quirll]

The sequel, Ensign Pulver was good with Burl Ives as the Capt.

[@ladyfire44]

Jack Lemmon did Ensign Pulver much better.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Bryton James could play Roberts in an Audio Production with Sam Marin as Pulver, Reginald VelJohnston as Captain Morton and Chris Parnell as Doc.

[@jefftappan381]

Deja vu all over again for the captain.

[@ladyfire44]

Morton: Damn it, Roberts is gone. Now I have to deal with his replacement from Hell!

[@jefftappan381]

@@ladyfire44 Yeah, it looked to me like it was Doug Roberts, Sr and then, at the end, Doug Roberts, Jr .

[@markschroeder2578]

One of Lt.Commander Morton's remarks is my favorite James Cagney line. "Kicked out of port! I'VE NEVER BEEN KICKED OUT OF PORT BEFORE!"

[@Chrisfeb68]

Great scene.

[@ladyfire44]

Yep. Morton starts to realize that his problems haven't gone away.

[@michelezeszutko9933]

I remember reading the book which was a collection of short chapters and Mr. Roberts appeared in only a few. The book was good so what else did author Thomas Heggen write? Evidently nothing after this - he was either a suicide or a death by misadventure. He did remark that the book was based on his Navy experience.

[@bobbyfrancis8957]

Did you read the entire novel, Roberts throws the first palm tree overboard; then there are two palm trees, before he leaves the ship, both Dolan (or was it Downy?) they both throw the trees overboard. Then there are SIX of them, Pulver threw all six trees overboard - it doesn't say the crew saw him he goes in the captain's cabin " I just threw your g--damn trees overboard!" and slams the door! End of novel. Pulver had read about Doug's death alone, and later he told the Doc and no one else.

[@charlessperling7031]

@@bobbyfrancis8957 Two corrections: First, there are four palm trees at the end of the book, and Mister Roberts muses in a letter whether eight will replace them should they go into the sea...or sixteen. Second, Pulver tells two people in the book of Mister Roberts's death: Dowdy and the Doc. The Reluctant seems to shrink between book and play/movie! In the book, there are fourteen officers aboard; elsewhere, there are at best four (Captain Morton, Doc, Mister Roberts and Pulver). In addition, Mister Roberts, who is Cargo Lieutenant and First Lieutenant in the book, becomes Executive Officer...which is the office of a Mister LaSueur (spelled differently in the book: it's LeSueur there) whom we'll meet in the 1964 "Ensign Pulver," and gets demoted! He's a JG onscreen, but as we learn when his transfer orders come in the book, he's an SG (the communications officer thinks that if a JG follows "Lieutenant," these could be his orders. As the next word after "Lieutenant" is "Roberts," that suggests that "Doug Boy" is not a JG). Author Thomas Heggen is one of the two subjects along with Ross Lockridge, Jr. of John Leggett's study *Ross and Tom: Two American Tragedies.* Lockridge wrote *Raintree County,* which tried very hard to be "the Great American Novel." I don't think it endures nearly as well as *Mister Roberts,* and the movie derived from it is mostly notable for being the one during which Montgomery Clift had the accident described in the great Clash song "The Right Profile."

[@jimsmith7212]

Oh man! That's herbicide!

[@dachang1369]

In last scene. Capt. Morton: Oh s**t ! Another one? Not again..#*@%?%......

[@ladyfire44]

Damn it, Roberts is gone. Yet I still have to deal with his replacement from Hell.

[@xander66644]

Captain, it is I! Ensign Pulver and I just threw your stinkin' palm tree overboard! Now what's all this crud about no movie tonight?!

[@ladyfire44]

Morton:(mentally) Damn It, Roberts is gone. But now I have to deal with his replacement from Hell in Pulver.

[@DavidBrown-cs1tq]

You can see it at the end there were James Cagney trying not to laugh at Jack Lemmon. lmao

[@ladyfire44]

More like Morton was in despair because he thought his problems were gone once Roberts was off the ship. Unfortunately, he never thought he'd have to face up to an angry Pulver and getting his palm tree thrown overboard.

[@Tom-ic7hw]

great movie i thought the second one was under rated still better than anything they put out today

[@fandangofandango2022]

Just Love it.

[@dennislower1280]

The be best of actors

[@dannytaylor856]

Mister Roberts is a "Christ-figure" in that his death isn't the end; it brings about changed behavior, transforming others into mini-versions of himself - those in whom he now lives. I hope that you experience a very meaningful Easter.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Jeez.......give us a break!

[@brianrad68]

Exactly. Life goes on.

[@jld593]

@@jimcrawford5039 actually, he's correct; most movies fall into one of two basic stories 1) the Christ story, where someone is required to sacrifice for the greater good on a principle, is persecuted, then often 'resurrected' near the end 2) The Odyssey, where someone goes on a journey to look for a 'treasure' but the treasure they seek is not the one they end up with, and usually has something to do with finding 'home' in the end. Its startling to see how many movies fall into one or both storylines. Mr Roberts definitely fits the former, imo.

[@maureencora1]

The Good Guys Always in the End, Dead or Alive.

[@theycallmehoipilloi5495]

I love this movie. It's probably one of my top 5 movies of all time. The one thing that always got me was how Mr. Roberts died. He was killed while drinking coffee in a wardroom during a kamikaze attack? What's he doing drinking coffee during an attack? I guess maybe the point was that after all of the trouble he went through to get into the fight, he died doing something as innocuous as drinking coffee. I always hated that. Mr. Roberts should have died fighting. Oh well, Pulver finally grew up and joined the fight, so at least that's something. 😉

[@michaelmontgomery5818]

They can’t make them like they used to. They don’t have Cagneys they don’t have Ward bonds, they don’t have jack lemons.

[@josephvitielo1693]

No Henry Fondas no William Powells

[@tomslick6962]

The AMERICAN spirit , No Way to kill it , Many have tried .

[@miriamdesales]

Traduzido por favor

[@rl64rl]

Brilliant

[@davidaltman8831]

to bad the sequel stunk to high heaven

[@danielp.5980]

2:00 man if I had guts like this…

[@joshjones287]

Now, just think what would be happening, after this scene. The crew's new form of entertainment torturing the captain, 24/7.

[@josephsokoloski7010]

Today it could not be made without blue screen and computers.. They would make it a hit with Paulie Shore, Pee Wee Herman and any other D list actors.. In todays world you must add Damian Wayons..or a Chapelle type..

[@JamesFormia-cp1vr]

Was one of the gre😮 sceens ever

[@butchyshoe]

Ya know what, this was a great comedy and very entertaining. And you 24 thumbs down, go get a life !!!!

[@allanthomas332]

I threw palm tree over board classic

[@panzerabwerkanone]

One glaring problem with the way Mister Roberts dies. Why is he in the wardroom drinking coffee during an air attack? All hands would be at battle stations. Roberts would be at his which would not be the wardroom but on a gun battery, damage control or bridge, etc.

[@kurtclausen7823]

it was a suicide plan, sometimes the slipped through the radar or random attack

[@howardhuddleston6324]

maybe they were condition 3 steaming.

[@alanstrong3295]

Cappy ought to be glad he did not go overboard.

[@isabelneves1319]

🌹

[@psal59]

This is BS. If the ship was being attacked, all crew (including Mr. Rogers) would be at General Quarters (battle stations, for you civilians). Nobody--and I mean nobody--would be in the wardroom drinking coffee. In some smaller ships, the wardroom may be a General Quarters station for a backup medical unit.

[@howardhuddleston6324]

could have been at condition 3 steaming

[@rolandmiller5456]

Salazar look up the USS Bunker Hill. She was steaming of Okinawa would have planes ready to go on Deck because they were to launch aircraft and a Kamikaze came out of nowhere and hit her. If a Kamikaze can do that what the hell makes you think a Kamikaze can't do that while they're drinking coffee in the damn wardroom. Those guys even back then weren't on GQ all the damn time. By the way it's Roberts not Rogers.... If you got to resort to criticizing an American classic at least get the damn name of the main character right.

[@Red_5_Standing_By]

You're an idiot.

[@alje311]

Couldn't the captain nail him for insubordination or something over this? Lol

[@ladyfire44]

He was already stressed out from having to deal with Roberts who never fully admitted he threw the palm tree overboard. Morton never anticipated that Pulver would end up doing the same thing to him like Roberts did, except he was more brazen about it.

[@williamrowlett740]

This movie is classic. My father saw Henry Fonda play the role in the play in Kansas City.