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Meet John Doe is a film directed by Frank Capra with Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan .... Year: 1941. Original title: Meet John Doe. Synopsis: Gary Cooper stars as a nobody hired by a newspaper as part of a stunt to play a man that says he will commit suicide Christmas Eve because he's tired of how people have forgotten each other.
A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins. As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills.
1941 Usage Public Domain Topics Comedy, pdmovies Publisher Warner Brothers. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page. Addeddate ... "Meet John Doe" and "It's a Wonderful Life" are two of my favorite holiday films. Reviewer: Skip Elsheimer - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 7, 2004 Subject: ...
The first of director Frank Capra's independent productions (in partnership with Robert Riskin), Meet John Doe begins with the end of reporter Ann Mitchell's (Barbara Stanwyck) job. Fired as part of a downsizing move, she ends her last column with an imaginary letter written by "John Doe." Angered at the ill treatment of America's little people ...
Meet John Doe: Directed by Frank Capra. With Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan. A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
29 de nov. de 2010 · Meet John Doe can’t hold a candle to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or It’s a Wonderful Life, but it’s still successful in its own right. In the midst of financial crisis and high unemployment, a powerful newspaper is bought out and its employees are cut, including talented journalist Ann Mitchell, played by the lovely, if underused Barbara Stanwyck.
29 de sept. de 2019 · Meet John Doe stands as Capra’s most self-reflexive work, as both he and Willoughby question their role as a speaker to a countrywide audience, while they also ask whether or not they are worthy of the attention. Born in Palermo in 1897, Capra was just 6-years-old when his family moved to the United States.
