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Release Date: 1941 Duration: 122 min Cast: Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Irving Bacon, Regis Toomey, Gary Cooper, Rod La Rocque, Spring Byington, Barbara Stanwyck Categories: Movies, Romantic comedy, Media Satire, Comedy film, Comedy-drama, Black-and-white, Drama, Romance Film Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman. It became a box office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. Though the film is less well known than... MORE Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman. It became a box office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. Though the film is less well known than other Frank Capra classics, it remains highly regarded today. It was ranked #49 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers. In 1969, the film entered the public domain due to the claimants' failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after release. LESS |
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Reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from a man who threatens suicide to protest social ills. The letter startsets a social movement, and she hires out-of-work actor John Willoughby to take on the role of John Doe.
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