
Meet John Doe
# All America wants to meet the βMr. Deedsβ of 1941!
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1941-03-14
β Running Time:
122 mins
β Vote Average:
7.3
Beloved Cast

Long John Willoughby
Gary Cooper

Ann Mitchell
Barbara Stanwyck

D.B. Norton
Edward Arnold

The Colonel
Walter Brennan

Mme Mitchell
Spring Byington

Henry Connell
James Gleason

Mayor Lovett
Gene Lockhart

Ted Sheldon
Rod La Rocque

Beany
Irving Bacon

Bert Hansen
Regis Toomey

'Sourpuss'
J. Farrell MacDonald

Angelface
Warren Hymer

Mayor Hawkins
Harry Holman

Spencer
Andrew Tombes

Hammett
Pierre Watkin

Weston
Stanley Andrews

Bennett
Mitchell Lewis

Charlie Dawson
Charles C. Wilson

Governor
Vaughan Glaser

Dan
Sterling Holloway

Radio Announcer
M.J. Frankovich

Radio Announcer
Knox Manning

Radio Announcer
John B. Hughes

Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
Harry Davenport

Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Ann Doran

(uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum

Mike (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty

Mattie (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Eddie (uncredited)
Hank Mann

Photographer (uncredited)
James Millican

Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse

(uncredited)
Frank Moran

Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)
Bert Stevens

Delegate (uncredited)
Jack Wise

Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore

Legislator (uncredited)
Forbes Murray

Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson

Jim (uncredited)
John Hamilton

Governor's Associate (uncredited)
William Forrest

Ann's Sister (uncredited)
Tina Thayer

Red (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett

Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Edward Earle

Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)
Eddie Kane

Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Richard Kipling

Guard (uncredited)
Jack Mower

(uncredited)
Paul Panzer

(uncredited)
Russell Simpson

(uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge

Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb

Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)
George Melford

(uncredited)
George Pembroke

Delegate (uncredited)
Bob Perry