Meet John Doe
— All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
1941
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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.
Countries:
US
Languages:
English
Runtime:
2hrs 2min
Status:
Released
Release date:
1941-03-14
Release format:
Streaming
— Dec 30, 1998
A Frank Capra classic, Meet John Doe is an inspiring (though a bit heavy handed) populist film. After a newspaper prints a fraudulent open letter from a concerned citizen calling himself “John Doe” promising to commit suicide on Christmas Eve to protest the state of society the newspaper hires a bum off the streets to be John Doe and he soon becomes the spokesperson for a movement. Gary Cooper and Barbra Stanwyck lead the cast and give solid performance. However the script gets a little preachy with several lengthy monologues about patriotism, the power and worth of the common man, and being a kinder society. And it’s a real stretch to believe that the platitudes that John Doe gives would inspire such a large movement as devoted and passionate as the one depicted. Yet even with its problems, Meet John Doe is an entertaining film with a positive message that’s still remarkably relevant, sadly.