Mister Roberts

Key Battles of American History

History

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Not all World War II American naval personnel saw combat. Many spent the entire war in non-combat roles, including serving on the thousands of supply ships that were essential to the war effort. The classic 1955 drama/comedy Mister Roberts tells the...

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0:00.0	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's
0:10.5	founding right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased
0:16.2	its size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for understanding American history.
0:24.0	Welcome to Key Battles of American History,
0:26.8	a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
0:32.8	Here is your host, James Early.
0:43.2	Thank you. host James Early. Welcome back to the Pacific Theater on film.
0:46.8	This is your host, James, and I have with me, as always, Mr. Sean McIver.
0:52.3	How are you, Sir Sean?
0:54.2	I'm doing well. All right, very good. Well, Sean McIver. How are you, Sir Sean? I'm doing well.
0:55.7	Oh, very good.
0:56.5	Well, Sean is especially excited this time because we're doing one of his all-time
1:00.3	favorite movies.
1:01.6	This is the second, as I mentioned last time.
1:04.7	Well, as I mentioned, we are doing a three-part mini-series of classic
1:10.1	1950s naval movies,
1:12.8	all of which have some of the greatest names in Hollywood history starring in them.
1:18.1	And so this is the second of the three.
1:19.9	And this is Mr. Roberts from 1955.
1:23.9	The length is two hours and three minutes.
1:26.5	The ratings are very high on Rotten Tomatoes.
1:28.8	The critics gave it 93% positive.
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