Meet John Doe
“All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 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.
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Cast
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Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby
Known for
High Noon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Lady Eve
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Walter Brennan
The Colonel
Known for
Rio Bravo
To Have and Have Not
Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell
Known for
You Can't Take It with You
Heaven Can Wait
James Gleason
Henry Connell
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Arsenic and Old Lace
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett
Known for
His Girl Friday
Miracle on 34th Street
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon
Known for
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Ten Commandments
Irving Bacon
Beany
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
A Star Is Born
Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'
Known for
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
My Darling Clementine
Warren Hymer
Angelface
Known for
Destry Rides Again
You Only Live Once
Frank Capra Director · Robert Riskin Screenplay Richard Connell Story
Worldwide gross $2M · United States release March 14, 1941 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Production
Frank Capra Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 12, 1941
Premiere · Los Angeles
United States · March 14, 1941
Limited theatrical · San Francisco, California
United States
May 3, 1941 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 14, 1942 · Theatrical · IMDB
December 30, 1998 · TV · Columbia Tristar
Canada
March 14, 1941 · Theatrical
France
September 23, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
July 11, 1947 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 14, 1941 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 22, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Russia
August 24, 1951 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 3, 1941 · Limited theatrical
January 12, 1942 · Theatrical
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