Meet John Doe (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)

All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941! 1941-03-14 United States of America 122 Min. PG-13
7.3 245 votes

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.

Cast

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