Meet John Doe poster
Director Frank Capra
Screenplay Robert Riskin

Meet John Doe

Tagline: All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

Release Date: 1941-03-14

Duration: 122 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Gary Cooper
    Long John Willoughby
  • Barbara Stanwyck
    Ann Mitchell
  • Bess Flowers
    Mattie (uncredited)
  • Eddie Kane
    Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)
  • Sterling Holloway
    Dan
  • Irving Bacon
    Beany
  • Spring Byington
    Mme Mitchell
  • Regis Toomey
    Bert Hansen
  • Russell Simpson
    (uncredited)
  • James Gleason
    Henry Connell