Meet John Doe
movie
All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
Released March 14, 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.
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
Crew
Frank Capra
as
Director
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Richard Connell
as
Story
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Robert Presnell Sr.
as
Story
Robert Riskin
as
Screenplay
Dimitri Tiomkin
as
Original Music Composer
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George Barnes
as
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
as
Editor
Frank Capra
as
Producer
Robert Riskin
as
Producer
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Stephen Goosson
as
Art Direction
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Natalie Visart
as
Costume Design
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Arthur S. Black Jr.
as
Assistant Director