Meet John Doe
14/03/1941
2h 3m

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


Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett


Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon


Irving Bacon
Beany


Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen


J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'


Warren Hymer
Angelface


Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins


Andrew Tombes
Spencer


Pierre Watkin
Hammett


Stanley Andrews
Weston


Mitchell Lewis
Bennett


Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson


Vaughan Glaser
Governor


Sterling Holloway
Dan
M.J. Frankovich
Radio Announcer


Knox Manning
Radio Announcer
John B. Hughes
Radio Announcer


Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)


Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)


Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)


Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)


Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)


Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)


James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)


Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)


Frank Moran
(uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Delegate (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)


Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)


Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)


John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)


William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)


Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)


Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)


Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)


Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Police Commissioner (uncredited)


Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)


Paul Panzer
(uncredited)


Russell Simpson
(uncredited)


Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)


Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)


George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)


George Pembroke
(uncredited)
Bob Perry
Delegate (uncredited)


Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)
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