Meet John Doe

Mar 14, 1941

2h 3m

★ 7.3

All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Frank Capra Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Meet John Doe Trailers

Cast

Long John Willoughby

Gary Cooper

Ann Mitchell

Barbara Stanwyck

D.B. Norton

Edward Arnold

The Colonel

Walter Brennan

Mme Mitchell

Spring Byington

Henry Connell

James Gleason

Mayor Lovett

Gene Lockhart

Ted Sheldon

Rod La Rocque

Beany

Irving Bacon

Bert Hansen

Regis Toomey

'Sourpuss'

J. Farrell MacDonald

Angelface

Warren Hymer

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