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All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941! - Meet John Doe
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Title: Meet John Doe

Release Date: 14 Mar 1941

Runtime: 2h 2m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 7.3 (253 votes)

Cast

  • Long John Willoughby: Gary Cooper
  • Ann Mitchell: Barbara Stanwyck
  • D.B. Norton: Edward Arnold
  • The Colonel: Walter Brennan
  • Mme Mitchell: Spring Byington
  • Henry Connell: James Gleason
  • Mayor Lovett: Gene Lockhart
  • Ted Sheldon: Rod La Rocque
  • Beany: Irving Bacon
  • Bert Hansen: Regis Toomey
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