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Meet John Doe (1941)

Overview

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
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Frank Capra profile
Frank Capra

Director

Robert Riskin profile
Robert Riskin

Screenplay

Cast

Gary Cooper profile
Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck profile
Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold profile
Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan profile
Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington profile
Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason profile
James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart profile
Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque profile
Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon profile
Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey profile
Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer profile
Warren Hymer

Angelface

Gary Cooper profile
Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck profile
Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold profile
Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan profile
Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington profile
Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason profile
James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart profile
Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque profile
Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon profile
Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey profile
Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald profile
J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer profile
Warren Hymer

Angelface

Extra

Release Date

March 14, 1941

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Frank Capra Productions logoWarner Bros. Pictures logo

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