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14/03/1941 Drama, Comedy, Romance 2h 3m
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All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!

Overview

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.

  1. Frank Capra

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gary Cooper

    Long John Willoughby

  2. Barbara Stanwyck

    Ann Mitchell

  3. Edward Arnold

    D.B. Norton

  4. Walter Brennan

    The Colonel

  5. Spring Byington

    Mme Mitchell

  6. James Gleason

    Henry Connell

  7. Gene Lockhart

    Mayor Lovett

  8. Rod La Rocque

    Ted Sheldon

  9. Irving Bacon

    Beany

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-06
Anyone else think there is a shade of “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” (1939) about this? Journalist “Ann” (Barbara Stanwyck) is shown the door when a new owner decides to sack just about everyone at the paper she works at, but as a parting shot she creates a letter that suggests that a hapless member of the public - one “John Doe” - is so fed up with his lot that he intends to commit suicide from the city hall on Christmas Eve. The article attracts lots of attention and so she hits on the idea of keeping her job and creating a real person. Enter Gary Cooper, an itinerant man with fe...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,000,000.00

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