Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 14, 1941

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.

Meet John Doe

122 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 14, 1941

Meet John Doe
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Frank Capra Productions
Original title Meet John Doe
Directors Arthur S. Black Jr., Frank Capra
Writers Robert Presnell Sr., Richard Connell, Robert Riskin

Cast

Gary Cooper

as Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck

as Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold

as D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan

as The Colonel

Spring Byington

as Mme Mitchell

James Gleason

as Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart

as Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque

as Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon

as Beany

Regis Toomey

as Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald

as 'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer

as Angelface

Harry Holman

as Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes

as Spencer

Pierre Watkin

as Hammett

Stanley Andrews

as Weston

Mitchell Lewis

as Bennett

Charles C. Wilson

as Charlie Dawson

Vaughan Glaser

as Governor

M.J. Frankovich

as Radio Announcer

Knox Manning

as Radio Announcer

John B. Hughes

as Radio Announcer

Harry Davenport

as Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Ann Doran

as Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

as (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Mike (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as Mattie (uncredited)

Hank Mann

as Eddie (uncredited)

James Millican

as Photographer (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)