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Meet John Doe

MOVIE • 1941

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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 294
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Top Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason

James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Angelface

Harry Holman

Harry Holman

Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Spencer

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

March 14, 1941

Runtime

123 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$2,000,000

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