
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

Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell

Andrew Tombes
Spencer

Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)

Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby

James Gleason
Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett

Stanley Andrews
Weston

Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)

George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

Walter Brennan
The Colonel

Mitchell Lewis
Bennett

Vaughan Glaser
Governor

Knox Manning
Radio Announcer

Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)

Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)

Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen

Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson

Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)

William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell

Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon
Beany

Warren Hymer
Angelface

Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
(uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'

Sterling Holloway
Dan

James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)

Russell Simpson
(uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)

George Pembroke
(uncredited)

Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton

Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins

Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin
Hammett

Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Frank Moran
(uncredited)