Meet John Doe (1941)

Comedy Drama Romance

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.

Updated May 11 2020

Releases:

US -

1941-05-03

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Keywords:

baseball player radio broadcast suicide note domain

FACTS

Runtime: 122 mins Rating: 7.5 Tag Line: All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

Cast

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Mitchell Lewis

Bennett

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

Regis Toomey

Dalton

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton