1941
7.3 (258 votes)
2h 2m
Genres
Comedy
Drama
Production Companies
Frank Capra Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
Meet John Doe
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.
Key Crew
Director: Frank Capra
Story: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr.
Screenplay: Robert Riskin
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Producer: Frank Capra, Robert Riskin
Top Cast
Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton
Walter Brennan
The Colonel
Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell
James Gleason
Henry Connell
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon
Videos
Meet John Doe Trailer
