Meet John Doe (1941)
1941 · Feature film · 123 min · dir. Frank Capra
All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
- Drama
- Comedy
- Romance
Synopsis
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. At last everyone, even Ann, takes her creation seriously...but publisher D.B. Norton has a secret plan.
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Details
- Director
- Frank Capra
- Writer
- Robert Presnell Sr.
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Cinematography
- George Barnes
- Studio
- Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 1941-03-14
- Running time
- 123 minutes
Cast & crew
Frank Capra Director
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
Edward Arnold
Walter Brennan
Spring Byington
James Gleason
Gene Lockhart
Rod La Rocque
