Captain Morton

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Captain Morton is the strict, petty, and authoritarian cargo-ship captain who serves as the main antagonist to the crew in the play and film "Mister Roberts."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
theatrical character
antagonistIn Mister Roberts NERFINISHED
appearsIn Mister Roberts NERFINISHED
basedOn characters from the novel Mister Roberts by Thomas Heggen
coCreatedBy Joshua Logan NERFINISHED
commands U.S. Navy cargo ship
conflictsWith Doug Roberts NERFINISHED
crew of the cargo ship
countryOfFictionalSetting United States Navy NERFINISHED
createdBy Thomas Heggen NERFINISHED
genreContext military comedy-drama
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
stage play
narrativeRole main antagonist
notableBehavior denies shore leave to the crew
obsessively enforces trivial regulations
uses authority to control minor privileges
occupation cargo-ship captain
personalityTrait authoritarian
petty
strict
relationshipToShip commanding officer GENERATED
roleIn Mister Roberts NERFINISHED
settingOfActions World War II Pacific theater NERFINISHED
themeAssociation abuse of authority
bureaucratic pettiness

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Mister Roberts character Captain Morton