Meet John Doe

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Gary Cooper Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan The Colonel

Spring Byington Mme Mitchell