Meet John Doe
All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
Starring: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington
Writer: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr., Robert Riskin, Richard Connell
Release Date:
March 14, 1941
March 14, 1941
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
7.3 / 10
Director:
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Companies:
Frank Capra Productions
Frank Capra Productions
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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