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.| Status: | Released (1941-03-14) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Richard Connell, Robert Presnell Sr., Robert Riskin |
| Productions: | Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 4068: Gary Cooper - Long John Willoughby
- 14974: Barbara Stanwyck - Ann Mitchell
- 30211: Edward Arnold - D.B. Norton
- 4302: Walter Brennan - The Colonel
- 20369: Spring Byington - Mme Mitchell
- 30537: James Gleason - Henry Connell
- 30234: Gene Lockhart - Mayor Lovett
Crews
- 2662: Frank Capra - Director - Directing
- 86358: Robert Presnell Sr. - Story - Writing
- 19019: Robert Riskin - Screenplay - Writing
- 20500: Richard Connell - Story - Writing
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
- 4082: Dimitri Tiomkin - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3356: George Barnes - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
The meek can only inherit the earth when the John Doe's start loving their neighbours. After crafting Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington for Columbia, Capra quit and made this third film about an average Joe who is thrust into a powerful world where exploitati ....
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