Meet John Doe (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Richard Connell (story) ...
Robert Presnell Sr.
Release Date: 11 July 1947 (France) more
Genre: Comedy - Drama - Romance
Runtime: 122 min


* Cast :

Gary Cooper ... Long John Willoughby - 'John Doe'
Barbara Stanwyck ... Ann Mitchell
Edward Arnold ... D.B. Norton
Walter Brennan ... The Colonel
Spring Byington ... Mrs. Mitchell
James Gleason ... Henry Connell
Gene Lockhart ... Mayor Lovett
Rod La Rocque ... Ted Sheldon - Norton's Nephew
Irving Bacon ... Beany
Regis Toomey ... Bert Hansen - Soda Jerk
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Sourpuss Smithers
Warren Hymer ... Angelface - Bodyguard
Harry Holman ... Mayor Hawkins
Andrew Tombes ... Spencer of 'Daily Chronicle'
Pierre Watkin ... Hammett - Political Boss

* Plot :


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.