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Meet John Doe. 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. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist with the involvement of a hired homeless man and pursued ...
A fired reporter invents a fake letter from a suicidal \"John Doe\" and hires a drifter to impersonate him, sparking a social movement. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Frank Capra classic.
- (15K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Frank Capra
- 1941-05-03
A reporter creates a fake suicide note and hires a homeless man to play the role of John Doe, a disillusioned American. The film explores themes of social justice, media manipulation and personal transformation.
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- Gary Cooper
- Frank Capra
- Drama
A classic comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. See the full list of actors, writers, and other crew members who worked on this 1941 movie.
A classic Frank Capra film starring Gary Cooper as a tramp who becomes a national hero after a reporter invents a fake letter. Watch the movie, read the synopsis, cast and crew, and trivia on TCM.
- Frank Capra, Arthur S. Black
- Gary Cooper
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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 to play John Doe and falls in love with him.
Meet John Doe, American comedy drama film, released in 1941, that was director Frank Capra’s exploration of ambition, greed, and the U.S. political system.. After being fired, opportunistic newspaper columnist Anne Mitchell (played by Barbara Stanwyck) pens a fake letter by “John Doe,” who threatens to commit suicide over the injustices experienced by the “common man.”
