Mister Roberts

1955
Director: John Ford (Mervyn LeRoy and Joshua Logan, uncredited)

Jack won his first Academy Award, playing Ensign Pulver. Directed by John Ford, and completed by Mervyn LeRoy and Joshua Logan, it starred Henry Fonda, James Cagney and William Powell. It’s the story of a navy captain, Mr. Roberts (Fonda), who rebels against a controlling superior offer (Cagney).