Movie

Meet John Doe

★ 7.3/10 · 289 votes 1941 2h 3m Released

DramaComedyRomance

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 Long John Willoughby Barbara Stanwyck Ann Mitchell Edward Arnold D.B. Norton Walter Brennan The Colonel Spring Byington Mme Mitchell James Gleason Henry Connell