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Meet John Doe

Summary: 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.

Release Date: June 04, 1941

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Frank Capra

Writers: Richard Connell

, Robert Presnell Sr.

, Robert Riskin

Runtime: 2 h 15 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Frank Capra Productions

Distributor: Goodwill Pictures, Screen Gems, Hal Roach Video, Alpha Video Distributors, Reel Media International, Penteo Films S.L., LVA Film Classics, Stream Go Media

Country: United States

Language: English

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20th century accused of being an imposter america anger applause arm injury average man backpack bar baseball baseball cap baseball pitcher bracelet as a gift campfire chamber of commerce character name in title character's picture appears in a newspaper christmas christmas eve christmas tree church bell cigar smoking cigarette smoking circular staircase city hall coffee columbia river confession of love corrupt businessman corrupt politician creating a fictional character crooked businessman crooked politician crying woman cutting a microphone wire dancer dancing dead father deception democratic party demonstration diamond bracelet diner dog donut doughnut drinking drunken man elevator envelope full of money ex baseball player ex u.s. soldier fake letter false identity family diary father daughter relationship female columnist female journalist female writer finding a job for someone finger across throat fired from a job flash camera formal dinner party former baseball player free press fur coat as present giving a speech giving a toast governor handshake harmonica hate helping a neighbor high rise office building hit in the face hoax hobo homelessness hotel room hotel suite hunger husband wife relationship jitterbug john doe character kansas kiss on the cheek large map on wall leading in prayer letter to a newspaper lie limousine listening to a radio little person mail chute man carries a woman in his arms man faints man gives flowers to a woman man giving flowers to a woman man wears a derby man wears eyeglasses marriage proposal mayor media media frenzy media satire melodrama message of hope microphone midnight deadline minnesota mob montage mother daughter relationship mother son relationship motorcycle policeman naivete naivety national convention national tour neighbor neighbor relationship newspaper newspaper business newspaper editor newspaper headline newspaper publisher newspaper rivalry nickname nude female statuette ocarina ohio old man old woman old woman kisses a man's hand ordering milk at a bar overhearing a conversation packing a suitcase pantomime patsy pet dog photographer pitcher's mitt plot police officer police station political boss political corruption political party political satire politician politics poodle posing for a photograph potters' field pounding on a car window poverty prejudice president of the united states protest protest demonstration radio address radio announcer radio broadcast radio orchestra radio studio rain raincoat reading a speech recounting a dream reference to a colonel reference to abraham lincoln reference to christopher columbus reference to george washington reference to jesus christ reference to joan of arc reference to napoleon reference to napoleon bonaparte reference to thomas jefferson reflection in a mirror repeated scene reporter republican party riding the rails running away servant sign painter signing a contract silent night silent prayer sister sister relationship snow social club social commentary soda jerker speechwriter stairway starvation suicide note suitcase tearing down a fence tearing up a speech telephone telephone call the star spangled banner the white house the white house washington d.c.threatened suicide threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a building three word title throwing a newspaper at someone throwing something at someone timeframe 20th century train typewriter u.s. national anthem ulcer umbrella uncle nephew relationship under a bridge unemployment united states of america waiter wisconsin woman woman faints woman wears a swimsuit world war one veteran

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