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.... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Kansas City KansanSteve CrumClassic Capra and Cooper still makes statements. |
| Cinema SightWesley LovellJournalistic ethics are only a small aspect of the film, but the implications are long-ranging. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole Smithey[VIDEO ESSAY] Wikipedia lists "Meet John Doe" as an "American comedy film." How wrong they are. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaAlém de trazer aquela que é provavelmente a pior cena dirigida por Capra em sua carreira (o monólogo de Regis Toomey na prefeitura), o filme é um água com açúcar repleto de diálogos patriotas/cristãos patéticos, artificiais e piegas. |
| Lawrence Journal-WorldDan LybargerThis vintage Capra film is the sort of sentimental thing that only he could get away with. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonCapra's films work because he believed with his whole heart in his cornball agendas. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyIt's a stronger and far less dated film than his overpraised It's a Wonderful Life. |
| User ReviewNikolai Edate viewed: 12/19/10 holiday movie marathon. favorite line: (mayor to the john doe committee) "walk in slowly, like when you come to pay your taxes." fantastic movie from capra....loved stanwyck, cooper et al.... the finale is beautifully filmed and poignant as well.....highly recommended. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WCapra, with his immigrant's love of the American dream, can easily be criticized as sometimes syrupy but never as simplistic. Here he grapples with no less than updating the tale of the Christ, making a modern day fable (well, as modern as 1941) of one guy sacrificing himself for the greater whole of humanity. Coop is great as the simple man drawn into corruption and seeking redemption. Walter Brennan shines as his friend, a crazy homeless guy and the sanest man in the film, James Gleason is perfect as the common sense common man, and Barbara Stanwyck lights the proceedings as the too smart regular gal, unaware that she needs saving as much as anyone. Just fine, nuanced filmmaking! |
| User ReviewGreg Wthe second of 2 amazing pics stanwyck did in 1941-it was a very good year 4 her. |
