Meet John Doe (1941)

All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

123 min · United States of America · Dir. 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.

Cast

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

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