
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

Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell

Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)

Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Warren Hymer
Angelface

Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes
Spencer

Sterling Holloway
Dan

James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)

Frank Moran
(uncredited)

Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon

Knox Manning
Radio Announcer

Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)

Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)

Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)

James Gleason
Henry Connell

Mitchell Lewis
Bennett

Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)

William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)

George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)

Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett

Irving Bacon
Beany

Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen

Stanley Andrews
Weston

Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)

Russell Simpson
(uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)

George Pembroke
(uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'

Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson

Vaughan Glaser
Governor

Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)

Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell

Pierre Watkin
Hammett

Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
(uncredited)

Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby

Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan
The Colonel

Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)

John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)

Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)