
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.
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Cast

Russell Simpson
(uncredited)

Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett

J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'

Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes
Spencer

Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)

Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan
The Colonel

Paul Panzer
(uncredited)

Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby

Mitchell Lewis
Bennett

Sterling Holloway
Dan

Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)

Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)

Frank Moran
(uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)

Warren Hymer
Angelface

Pierre Watkin
Hammett

Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson

Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)

Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)

George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

George Pembroke
(uncredited)

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell

Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)

Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)

Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell

Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon

Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen

Stanley Andrews
Weston

Knox Manning
Radio Announcer

Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)

James Gleason
Henry Connell

Irving Bacon
Beany

Vaughan Glaser
Governor

Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)