Meet John Doe

Synopsis

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.

Director

Frank Capra

Written by

Robert Riskin

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Studio

Frank Capra Productions

Released

14 March 1941

Genres

Drama, Comedy, Romance