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Meet John Doe (1941)

14/03/1941 (US)Comedy, Drama2h 2m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Gary Cooper

      Gary Cooper

      Long John Willoughby

    2. Barbara Stanwyck

      Barbara Stanwyck

      Ann Mitchell

    3. Edward Arnold

      Edward Arnold

      D.B. Norton

    4. Walter Brennan

      Walter Brennan

      The Colonel

    5. Spring Byington

      Spring Byington

      Mme Mitchell

    6. James Gleason

      James Gleason

      Henry Connell

    7. Gene Lockhart

      Gene Lockhart

      Mayor Lovett

    8. Rod La Rocque

      Rod La Rocque

      Ted Sheldon

    9. Irving Bacon

      Irving Bacon

      Beany

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    A review by John Chard

    9.0
    Written by John Chard on Apr 7, 2019

    The meek can only inherit the earth when the John Doe's start loving their neighbours. After crafting Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington for Columbia, Capra quit and made this third film about an average Joe who is thrust into a powerful world where exploitation is high on the agenda. Thus, in true Capra style the story unfolds to a customary flip flop triumph. ​ Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is a struggling journalist who gets fired from her newspaper job by new editor Henry Connell (James Gleason). By way of venting her frustrations she writes in her stinging last...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$2,000,000.00

    Keywords

    • baseball player
    • radio broadcast
    • suicide note
    • domain