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Meet John Doe

Film · 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.

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The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Robert Riskinwriter · producer
  2. Frank Capradirector · producer
  3. Richard Connellwriter
  4. Robert Presnell Sr.writer
  5. Daniel Mandelleditor
  6. George Barnescinematographer
  7. Dimitri Tiomkincomposer

On screen

  1. Edward Arnoldlead actor
  2. Walter Brennanlead actor
  3. Barbara Stanwycklead actor
  4. Gary Cooperlead actor
  5. Rod La Rocquesupporting actor
  6. Gene Lockhartsupporting actor
  7. James Gleasonsupporting actor
  8. J. Farrell MacDonaldsupporting actor
  9. Spring Byingtonsupporting actor
  10. Regis Toomeysupporting actor
  11. Irving Baconsupporting actor
  12. John B. Hughesguest actor
  13. Tina Thayerguest actor
  14. Benny Bartlettguest actor
  15. George Pembrokeguest actor
  16. Andrew Tombesguest actor
  17. Knox Manningguest actor
  18. Vaughan Glaserguest actor
  19. Warren Hymerguest actor
  20. Harry Holmanguest actor
  21. Jim Thorpeguest actor
  22. M.J. Frankovichguest actor
  23. Jack Wiseguest actor
  24. Mitchell Lewisguest actor
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From the people who made Meet John Doe

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  1. You Can't Take It with You1938 · FilmExceptional· 17 shared
  2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936 · FilmExceptional· 16 shared
  3. Lost Horizon1937 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  4. It Happened One Night1934 · FilmExceptional· 6 shared
  5. Lady for a Day1933 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  6. Pocketful of Miracles1961 · FilmExceptional· 4 shared
  7. Arsenic and Old Lace1944 · FilmExceptional· 5 shared
  8. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · FilmExceptional· 15 shared
  9. It's a Wonderful Life1946 · FilmExceptional· 8 shared
  10. The Bitter Tea of General Yen1932 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  11. The Thin Man Goes Home1944 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  12. Ball of Fire1941 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  13. Mr. Deeds2002 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  14. The Pride of the Yankees1942 · FilmStrong· 8 shared
  15. Our Relations1936 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  16. Dodsworth1936 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  17. The Little Foxes1941 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  18. The Apartment1960 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  19. The Best Years of Our Lives1946 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  20. Wuthering Heights1939 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  21. The Fortune Cookie1966 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  22. You Only Live Once1937 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  23. Kiss Me, Stupid1964 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  24. One, Two, Three1961 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  25. Irma la Douce1963 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  26. Witness for the Prosecution1957 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  27. Dead End1937 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  28. Guys and Dolls1955 · FilmStrong· 4 shared
  29. Five Came Back2017 · TV seriesStrong· 1 shared
  30. Spellbound1945 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  31. The Return of Frank James1940 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  32. Rio Bravo1959 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  33. Jesse James1939 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  34. The Bells of St. Mary's1945 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  35. Samson and Delilah1949 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  36. Force of Evil1950 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  37. Jane Eyre1943 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  38. Rebecca1940 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  39. The War of the Worlds1953 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  40. Only Angels Have Wings1939 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  41. Dial M for Murder1954 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  42. The Men1950 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  43. The Greatest Show on Earth1952 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  44. The Unforgiven1960 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  45. Shadow of a Doubt1943 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  46. The Old Man and the Sea1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  47. The War Wagon1967 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  48. Last Train from Gun Hill1959 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  49. The Dark Mirror1946 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  50. Champion1949 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  51. Giant1956 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  52. The Thing from Another World1951 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  53. Strangers on a Train1951 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  54. The Alamo1960 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  55. 55 Days at Peking1963 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  56. The Big Sky1952 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  57. Five Came Back2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. I Confess1953 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. Portrait of Jennie1948 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  61. D.O.A.1949 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. Angel Face1953 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  63. The Guns of Navarone1961 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  64. Mad Love1935 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  65. Footlight Parade1933 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  66. Mackenna's Gold1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  67. Land of the Pharaohs1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. The Fall of the Roman Empire1964 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. Duel in the Sun1946 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. Why We Fight2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. Perry Mason1957 · TV seriesFaint· 5 shared
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Across the whole team

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  1. The Westerner1940 · FilmStrong· 6 shared
  2. My Man Godfrey1936 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  3. They Drive by Night1940 · FilmFaint· 6 shared
  4. Mildred Pierce1945 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
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Through the cast

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  1. High NoonGary CooperDimitri Tiomkin1952 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  2. Friendly PersuasionGary CooperDimitri Tiomkin1956 · FilmStrong· 5 shared
  3. Sergeant YorkWalter BrennanGary Cooper1941 · FilmStrong· 7 shared
  4. Hangmen Also Die!Walter BrennanGene Lockhart1943 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  5. Red RiverWalter BrennanDimitri Tiomkin1948 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  6. All That Money Can BuyEdward Arnold1941 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  7. The FountainheadGary Cooper1949 · FilmNotable· 6 shared
  8. Forty GunsBarbara Stanwyck1957 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  9. Double IndemnityBarbara Stanwyck1944 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  10. Night NurseBarbara Stanwyck1931 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  11. Support Your Local Sheriff!Walter Brennan1969 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  12. Man of the WestGary Cooper1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. The Far CountryWalter Brennan1954 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  14. The Strange Love of Martha IversBarbara Stanwyck1946 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  15. Remember the NightBarbara Stanwyck1940 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  16. Sorry, Wrong NumberBarbara Stanwyck1948 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  17. Beau GesteGary Cooper1939 · FilmNotable· 3 shared
  18. His Girl FridayGene LockhartRegis Toomey1940 · FilmNotable· 7 shared
  19. The Lady EveBarbara Stanwyck1941 · FilmNotable· 8 shared
  20. Clash by NightBarbara Stanwyck1952 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  21. Design for LivingGary Cooper1933 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  22. The Hanging TreeGary Cooper1959 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  23. Love in the AfternoonGary Cooper1957 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  24. TitanicBarbara Stanwyck1953 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  25. Vera CruzGary Cooper1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  26. Bad Day at Black RockWalter Brennan1955 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  27. MoroccoGary Cooper1930 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  28. Bluebeard's 8th WifeGary Cooper1938 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  29. Stella DallasBarbara Stanwyck1937 · FilmNotable· 4 shared
  30. For Whom the Bell TollsGary Cooper1943 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  31. Garden of EvilGary Cooper1954 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  32. To Have and Have NotWalter Brennan1945 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  33. The Broadway MelodyJames Gleason1929 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  34. Baby FaceBarbara Stanwyck1933 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  35. Warner at WarBarbara Stanwyck2008 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  36. Christmas in ConnecticutBarbara Stanwyck1945 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  37. Dead Men Don't Wear PlaidBarbara StanwyckEdward Arnold1982 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  38. They Died with Their Boots OnGene LockhartRegis Toomey1941 · FilmFaint· 9 shared
  39. A Farewell to ArmsGary Cooper1932 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  40. SuddenlyJames Gleason1954 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  41. He Who Gets SlappedEdward Arnold1924 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  42. A Christmas CarolGene Lockhart1938 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  43. Miracle on 34th StreetGene Lockhart1947 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  44. The Thorn BirdsBarbara Stanwyck1983 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  45. My Darling ClementineWalter Brennan1946 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  46. The Bishop's WifeJames GleasonRegis Toomey1947 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  47. FuryWalter Brennan1936 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. The Bachelor and the Bobby-SoxerHarry DavenportJ. Farrell MacDonald1947 · FilmFaint· 7 shared
  49. Phantom LadyRegis ToomeyAndrew Tombes1944 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  50. WingsGary Cooper1927 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. Here Comes Mr. JordanJames Gleason1941 · FilmFaint· 5 shared
  52. Bob & Carol & Ted & AliceM.J. Frankovich1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. TopperJ. Farrell MacDonaldIrving Bacon1937 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  54. A Tree Grows in BrooklynJames GleasonJ. Farrell MacDonald1945 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  55. DragonwyckSpring Byington1946 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  56. Heaven Can WaitSpring Byington1943 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  57. WarlockRegis Toomey1959 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  58. Leave Her to HeavenGene Lockhart1945 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. DráculaGeorge Melford1931 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. The Night of the HunterJames Gleason1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. The Big SleepRegis Toomey1946 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  62. The Grapes of WrathRussell SimpsonIrving Bacon1940 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  63. Woman on the RunJ. Farrell MacDonald1950 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  64. Going My WayGene Lockhart1944 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  65. The Glenn Miller StoryIrving Bacon1954 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  66. Mighty Joe YoungRegis Toomey1949 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  67. Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaRegis Toomey1961 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. The Hunchback of Notre DameRod La RocqueHarry Davenport1939 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  69. The Last SunsetRegis Toomey1961 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. Little WomenSpring Byington1933 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. Mutiny on the BountySpring Byington1935 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  72. Sunrise: A Song of Two HumansJ. Farrell MacDonald1927 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  73. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristGary CooperMitchell Lewis1925 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  74. Holiday InnIrving Bacon1942 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  75. Man's Favorite Sport?Regis Toomey1964 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  76. The Palm Beach StoryJ. Farrell MacDonald1942 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  77. A Star Is BornIrving Bacon1954 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  78. JezebelSpring Byington1938 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  79. MaroonedM.J. Frankovich1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  80. Destination MoonKnox ManningFranklyn Farnum1950 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  81. Peter and the WolfSterling Holloway1946 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. The Miracle of Morgan's CreekJ. Farrell MacDonaldGeorge Melford1944 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  83. Lambert the Sheepish LionSterling Holloway1952 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  84. Werewolf of LondonSpring Byington1935 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  85. The Invisible ManWalter Brennan1933 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  86. Duck SoupEdward Arnold1933 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  87. The ShootistM.J. Frankovich1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  88. Butterflies Are FreeM.J. Frankovich1972 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  89. Monsieur VerdouxIrving BaconPierre Watkin1947 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  90. Mickey and the BeanstalkSterling Holloway1947 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  91. It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceAnn Doran1958 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  92. BatmanKnox Manning1943 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  93. PitfallSelmer JacksonAnn Doran1948 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  94. Modern TimesHank MannFrank Moran1936 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  95. How the West Was WonWalter Brennan1962 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  96. Ben and MeSterling Holloway1953 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  97. Cactus FlowerM.J. Frankovich1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  98. SaboteurVaughan Glaser1942 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  99. La Classe américaineWalter Brennan1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  100. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery DaySterling Holloway1968 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  101. Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJames GleasonSpring Byington1955 · TV seriesFaint· 7 shared
  102. Gone with the WindIrving BaconHarry Davenport1939 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  103. The Ox-Bow IncidentHarry DavenportStanley Andrews1943 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  104. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey TreeSterling Holloway1966 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  105. Fallen AngelJ. Farrell MacDonaldFranklyn Farnum1945 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  106. The Great DictatorHenry RoquemoreHank Mann1940 · FilmFaint· 4 shared
  107. The Ten CommandmentsRod La Rocque1923 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  108. Stage DoorPierre WatkinBob Perry1937 · FilmFaint· 3 shared

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