Meet John Doe
All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!
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DVD-R Details
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: December 22, 2020
- Originally Released: 1941
- Label: Digicom TV
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Barbara Stanwyck, James Gleason, Gary Cooper & Walter Brennan | |
Performer: | Gene Lockhart, Rod La Rocque, Edward Arnold, Irving Bacon & Spring Byington | |
Directed by | Frank Capra | |
Edited by | Daniel Mandell | |
Composition by | Dimitri Tiomkin | |
Cinematography by | George Barnes | |
Produced by | Frank Capra |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: A --
[VIDEO ESSAY] Wikipedia lists "Meet John Doe" as an "American comedy film." How wrong they are.
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ColeSmithey.com
It's pure Capra, run through with the tension between idealism and corruption...
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Parallax View
Rating: 7/10 --
...the political and social ramifications are just as topical today as they were seventy years ago.
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Movie Metropolis
It's a stronger and far less dated film than his overpraised It's a Wonderful Life.
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SF Weekly
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Journalistic ethics are only a small aspect of the film, but the implications are long-ranging.
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Cinema Sight
A smooth. Capracareful film replete with social preachment and a magnificent portrayal by Gary Cooper.
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California Eagle
Rating: C --
It was hard to stomach.
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Product Description:
Reporter Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is fired from her job by an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon and retaliates by printing a fake suicide note to the editor signed by a fictional "John Doe." The letter is picked up by the public as a rallying point, as Mr. Doe claimed to be so distraught by the problems of society that he'd rather end his own life in protest. But the tycoon uses the publicity as part of a secret plan, hiring a down-on-his-luck unemployed man (Gary Cooper) to impersonate Doe--establishing him as an American symbol and creating a new political movement in the process. Frank Capra's endearing classic also stars the great character actors Walter Brennan and James Gleason.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 107,474
- UPC: 191092042853
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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