Meet John Doe

1941 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Comedy Drama Romance

A journalist hires a man to impersonate a fictional character that she created, but the plan goes awry when a corrupt publisher tries to use the mans popularity for his own political gain. Meet John Doe is a 1941 American English-language Comedy Drama movie featuring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason and Rhoda Williams. The movie is inspired from A Reputation 1922 story in Century Magazine by Richard Connell. Meet John Doe was Produced by Frank Capra. The movie is directed by Frank Capra. Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the movie. Meet John Doe was released on 3rd May 1941 and takes a screen time of 122 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The motion picture made a box office gross of $1 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Robert Riskin. Cinematography was done by George Barnes and editing by Daniel Mandell. The music was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.
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  • Jini Score
    9.7/10
  • Critics Score
    74%
  • Jini Score
    9.7%
  • Critics Score
    74
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Release Date03 MAY 1941
Language

English

Genre

Comedy , Drama , Romance

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Meet John Doe Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

74.32%

Positive Review Rating : 74%

74%
    • Jeffrey M. Anderson

      Why cant our world be a better place Look, heres one way it can happen! ( Read More )
    • Ken Hanke

      After all, hadnt Capra himself ridden to his greatest fame and fortune on the strength of fabricated everymen It doesnt really matter whether his idealists were called Mr. Deeds or Mr. Smith or John Doe. ( Read More )
    • Cole Smithey

      The film is a singular example of mainstream leftist cinema at its best. ( Read More )
    • John J. Puccio

      ...the political and social ramifications are just as topical today as they were seventy years ago. ( Read More )
    • Emanuel Levy

      Capras political parable is problematic parables, from his contradictory approach to the little people to the right wing elements to the compromised ending, in which Cooper is stopped from committing suicide. ( Read More )
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