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Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward Arnold.
A fired journalist hires a drifter to impersonate a suicidal John Doe and starts a social movement. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Frank Capra classic.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1941-05-03
Meet John Doe. Watch Meet John Doe with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. A reporter writes a fictitious column about a man named...
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- Gary Cooper
- Frank Capra
- Drama
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic Frank Capra comedy-drama film Meet John Doe, based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, and more on IMDb.
A classic Frank Capra film starring Gary Cooper as a tramp who becomes a national hero thanks to a reporter's lie. Learn more about the plot, cast, awards, and trivia of this political drama.
- Frank Capra, Arthur S. Black
- Gary Cooper
Dec 13, 2022 · "Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, written by Robert Riskin, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a 'grassroots' political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist with the involvement of a hired homeless man and pursued by the paper's wealthy owner.
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A fake letter from a fictional \"John Doe\" who threatens suicide sparks a social movement and a media frenzy. A reporter hires a homeless man (Gary Cooper) to play the role of John Doe and falls in love with him.
