Meet John Doe
1941 · TMDB 7.3
Directed by Frank Capra
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.
Why it matters
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"...
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- Runtime
- 123 min
- Released
- 1941-03-14
- Studio
- Frank Capra Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.3
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Key contributors
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Frank Capra
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Robert Riskin
Writer
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Robert Presnell Sr.
Writer
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Richard Connell
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Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby
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Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
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Walter Brennan
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Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell
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