Meet John Doe
1941·Movie
·2h 2min·
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All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
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.
Classic HollywoodSocial CommentaryPolitical SatireDepression EraCynicism vs. IdealismOrwellian ThemesPower of PropagandaNostalgic ToneMoral Dilemmas
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Directed by:
Frank Capra, Arthur S. Black Jr.
Written by:
Robert Riskin, Robert Presnell Sr., Richard Connell
Produced by:
Frank Capra, Robert Riskin
Composed by:
Leo F. Forbstein, Dimitri Tiomkin, C.A. Riggs
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