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Meet John Doe
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Meet John Doe

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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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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Cast

Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington
Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason
James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque
Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer
Warren Hymer

Angelface

Harry Holman
Harry Holman

Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes

Spencer

Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin

Hammett

Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews

Weston

Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis

Bennett

Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson

Charlie Dawson

Vaughan Glaser
Vaughan Glaser

Governor

Sterling Holloway
Sterling Holloway

Dan

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