Meet John Doe

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Title: Meet John Doe Summary: A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins. Directed by: Frank Capra. Actors: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold Production Company: Frank Capra Productions Release Date: 3 May 1941 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Color: Black and White

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. At last everyone, even Ann, takes her creation seriously...but publisher D.B. Norton has a secret plan.

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