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Meet John Doe
Film / 1941

Meet John Doe

Directed by Frank Capra
DramaComedyRomance

★ 7.3/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Gary CooperLong John Willoughby Barbara StanwyckAnn Mitchell Edward ArnoldD.B. Norton Walter BrennanThe Colonel Spring ByingtonMme Mitchell James GleasonHenry Connell Gene LockhartMayor Lovett Rod La RocqueTed Sheldon Irving BaconBeany Regis ToomeyBert Hansen J. Farrell MacDonald'Sourpuss' Warren HymerAngelface
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Harry HolmanMayor Hawkins Andrew TombesSpencer Pierre WatkinHammett Stanley AndrewsWeston Mitchell LewisBennett Charles Cahill WilsonCharlie Dawson Vaughan GlaserGovernor Sterling HollowayDan M.J. FrankovichRadio Announcer Knox ManningRadio Announcer John B. HughesRadio Announcer Harry DavenportFormer Bulletin Owner (uncredited) Ann DoranMrs. Hansen (uncredited) Franklyn Farnum(uncredited) Pat FlahertyMike (uncredited) Bess FlowersMattie (uncredited) Hank MannEddie (uncredited) James MillicanPhotographer (uncredited) Bert MoorhouseMan at Stadium Rally (uncredited) Frank Moran(uncredited) Bert StevensRadio Station Audience Member (uncredited) Jack WiseDelegate (uncredited) Henry RoquemoreChamber of Commerce Member (uncredited) Forbes MurrayLegislator (uncredited) Selmer JacksonRadio Announcer at Convention (uncredited) John HamiltonJim (uncredited) William ForrestGovernor's Associate (uncredited) Tina ThayerAnn's Sister (uncredited) Benny BartlettRed (uncredited) Edward EarleRadio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) Eddie KaneWall Street Tycoon (uncredited) Richard KiplingPolice Commissioner (uncredited) Jack MowerGuard (uncredited) Paul Panzer(uncredited) Russell Simpson(uncredited) Charles Trowbridge(uncredited) Edmund CobbCop Guarding Ann (uncredited) George MelfordChamber of Commerce Member (uncredited) George Pembroke(uncredited) Bob PerryDelegate (uncredited) Jim ThorpeExtra (uncredited)

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