Romantic Movie starring Gary Cooper: Meet John Doe - As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills.
Meet John Doe (1941)
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Richard Connell(based on a story by), Robert Presnell Sr.(based on a story by), Robert Riskin(screen play)
Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: John Doe, Dynamite
Release Date: 12 March 1941
Duration: 122 min
Filming Location: Wrigley Field - 42nd Place & Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
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. At last everyone, even Ann, takes her creation seriously...but publisher D.B. Norton has a secret plan.
Reviews:
"This is a highly cynical movie that is also a movie about hope and goodness in America--hitting BOTH angles in the same film is quite an achievement. So, it manages BOTH to be cynical AND schmaltzy!!
Barbara Stanwyck is a reporter who was just fired. So, for her last story she writes about a fictional person who is going to kill himself because no one cares. Well, the public is intrigued by the story and want to hear more, so her old boss is forced to rehire her! But, as the story is fake and they want more, Stanwyck is in a quandary and decides she needs to find a guy to impersonate this "John Doe" so she can do interviews and get pictures. She meets handsome Gary Cooper and decides he'd be perfect. But, as the story builds and more and more people get hooked, the ruse gets out of control and unexpected reactions by the public occur--showing real optimism and hope. Where the film goes from there, you'll have to see for yourself. Stanwyck and Cooper are in top form and the script is dynamite. A must-see for any true fan of classic cinema. My only reservations are that at a few points, the film gets a bit sticky with sentimentality--and some viewers may not be taken in by this.
By the way, when you see the final scene, look closely at the cinematography. This is GREAT--you can see Gary Cooper's cold breath as he's outside on a snowy December night and the snow looks like snow. Rarely in older films do you ever see this. Off the top of my head, the only other film from the era that had people actually acting in the cold was THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. It's a lovely bit of filming and too often viewers don't notice these nice little artistic touches." -Written by MartinHafer on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Meet John Doe
Argentina ...Y la cabalgata pasa
Belgium (French title) John Doe, l'homme de la rue
Belgium (Flemish title) John Doe, man uit de straat
Brazil Adorável Vagabundo
Brazil (DVD title) Meu Adorável Vagabundo
Bulgaria (Bulgarian title) Запознайте се с Джон Доу
Canada (English title) Meet John Doe
Croatia Upoznajte Johna Doea
Denmark Vi behøver hinanden
FinlandHe uskoivat elämään
France L'Homme de la rue
Germany (DVD title) Wer ist John Doe?
Germany Hier ist John Doe
Greece (transliterated title) O laos prostazei
Greece Ο Λαός Προστάζει
Italy Arriva John Doe!
Italy (alternative title) I dominatori della metropoli
Italy (TV title) Incontrando John Doe
Japan (Japanese title) 群衆
Mexico El mandamiento supremo
Netherlands John Doe, de man die het meende
Norway Vi trenger hverandre
Poland Obywatel John Doe
Portugal Um João Ninguém
Soviet Union (Russian title) Знакомьтесь, Джон Доу
Spain Juan Nadie
Sweden Vi behöver varann
Turkey (Turkish title) Cihan Hakimi
Ukraine (new title) Познайомтеся із Джоном Доу
UK (theatrical title) John Doe, Dynamite
UK Meet John Doe
USA (complete title) Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe'
USA (working title) The Life and Death of John Doe
USA (working title) The Life of John Doe
USA Meet John Doe
Uruguay (original subtitled version) ...Y la cabalgata pasa
Venezuela ¿Conocen a John Doe?
West Germany Hier ist John Doe
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