Meet John Doe
1941 · directed by Frank Capra
- Rating
- 76/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra, rates 76/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Gary Cooper
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Edward Arnold
- Walter Brennan
- Spring Byington
- James Gleason
- Gene Lockhart
- Rod La Rocque
- Irving Bacon
- Regis Toomey
Crew
- George Barnes — Director of Photography
- Daniel Mandell — Editor
- Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer
- Robert Riskin — Screenplay
More from Frank Capra
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — 97/100 · hit
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — 91/100 · hit
- It Happened One Night (1934) — 89/100 · hit
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — 88/100 · hit
- Lady for a Day (1933) — 84/100 · hit
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — 82/100 · hit
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