Meet John Doe

7.3
Moderate
19412h 2m

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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.

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Gary Cooper - Long John Willoughby in Meet John Doe

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck - Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold - D.B. Norton in Meet John Doe

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan - The Colonel in Meet John Doe

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington - Mme Mitchell in Meet John Doe

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason - Henry Connell in Meet John Doe

James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart - Mayor Lovett in Meet John Doe

Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque - Ted Sheldon in Meet John Doe

Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

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271 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.12 as more ratings come in.

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Movie Info

Release Date

March 14, 1941

Runtime

2h 2m

Rating

NR

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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