Meet John Doe

Name: Meet John Doe
Released: 1941-03-14
Rating: 7.3

1941

All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1941-03-14

Status

Released

Original Title

Meet John Doe

Runtime

2h 3m

Revenue

$2,000,000

Original Language

EN

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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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