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  • Meet John Doe (1941)
  • Passed
    135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Meet John Doe (1941)
Passed
135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.
Director
Writers
Richard Connell (based on a story by) | Robert Presnell Sr. (based on a story by) (as Robert Presnell) | Robert Riskin (screen play)
Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin (musical score)
Cinematographer
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Status
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Updated Mar 12, 1941

Release date
May 3, 1941 (United States)

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165 cast members
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Gary Cooper
'Long John' Willoughby 'Long John' Willoughby   See fewer
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell Ann Mitchell   See fewer
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton D.B. Norton   See fewer
Walter Brennan
The 'Colonel' The 'Colonel'   See fewer
Spring Byington
Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Mitchell   See fewer
James Gleason
Henry Connell Henry Connell   See fewer
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett Mayor Lovett   See fewer
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon Ted Sheldon   See fewer
Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen Bert Hansen   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss' Smithers 'Sourpuss' Smithers   See fewer
Warren Hymer
Angelface Angelface   See fewer
Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins Mayor Hawkins   See fewer
Andrew Tombes
Spencer Spencer   See fewer
Pierre Watkin
Hammett Hammett   See fewer
Mitchell Lewis
Bennett Bennett   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Charlie Dawson (as Charles Wilson) Charlie Dawson (as Charles Wilson)   See fewer
Vaughan Glaser
Governor Governor   See fewer
Sterling Holloway
Dan - Diner Counterman Dan - Diner Counterman   See fewer
M.J. Frankovich
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Knox Manning
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John B. Hughes
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Dorothy Andre
American Girl (uncredited) American Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Austin
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American Legion Band
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Evelyn Barlow
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Benny Bartlett
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Mary Benoit
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Max Blum
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Aldrich Bowker
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Sidney Bracey
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Fritzi Brunette
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Earle D. Bunn
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Nora Bush
Citizen (uncredited) Citizen (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucia Carroll
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Glen Cavender
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Edmund Cobb
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Mildred Coles
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Alan Copeland
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Madge Crane
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Floyd Criswell
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Billy Curtis
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Daisy
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Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited) Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Lew Davis
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Vernon Dent
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Evelyn Dockson
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Ann Doran
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Edward Earle
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Sarah Edwards
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Carl Ekberg
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Everton
GOP Man (uncredited) GOP Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Fanning
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Franklyn Farnum
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Eddie Fetherston
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Walter Findon
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Pat Flaherty
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Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited) Mattie (uncredited)   See fewer
Fern Formica
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William Forrest
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Charles K. French
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Jack Gardner
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Inez Gay
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Ethel Gilstrom
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William Gould
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Mack Gray
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Jay Guedillio
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Kenneth Harlan
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Edward Hearn
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
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Max Hoffman Jr.
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Stuart Holmes
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John Ince
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Selmer Jackson
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Edward Keane
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Richard Kipling
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Isabel La Mal
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Melvin Lang
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Frank Meredith
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Forbes Murray
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Gail Newbray
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Wedgwood Nowell
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Garry Owen
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Edward Peil Sr.
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Bob Perry
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Hal Price
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Stanley Price
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John J. Richardson
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Cyril Ring
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Don Roberts
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Henry Roquemore
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Thomas W. Ross
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Sally Sage
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Cliff Saum
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Democrat (uncredited) Democrat (uncredited)   See fewer
Edwin Stanley
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Bert Stevens
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Emma Tansey
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Jim Thorpe
John Doe Applicant (uncredited) John Doe Applicant (uncredited)   See fewer
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Tom Wilson
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Jack Wise
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Maris Wrixon
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