
Meet John Doe
All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 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.
Trailer
Cast

Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
(uncredited)

George Pembroke
(uncredited)

Sterling Holloway
Dan

Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)

Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)

James Gleason
Henry Connell

Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon

Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)

Russell Simpson
(uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)

Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton

Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson

Knox Manning
Radio Announcer

Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)

Irving Bacon
Beany

Warren Hymer
Angelface

Stanley Andrews
Weston

Walter Brennan
The Colonel

Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett

Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen

Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes
Spencer

Pierre Watkin
Hammett

Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby

Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell

Vaughan Glaser
Governor

Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)

William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)

George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell

J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'

Mitchell Lewis
Bennett

Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)

James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)

Frank Moran
(uncredited)