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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.
Theatrical
May 3, 1941
Box Office
$2.0M
Theaters
1
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Studio
Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Quotes
See all →America's Desire for the Ideal Figure
Taglines
ALL AMERICA WANTS TO MEET THE "MR. DEEDS" OF 1941!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Perils of Wealth and Security
John
Hey, stop worryin', Colonel, fifty bucks ain't gonna ruin me.
The Colonel
I've seen plenty of fellas start out with fifty bucks and wind up with a bank account!
Beany
Hey, what's wrong with a bank account, anyway?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby
B
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
E
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton
W
Walter Brennan
The Colonel
S
Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell
J
James Gleason
Henry Connell
G
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett
R
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon
I
Irving Bacon
Beany
R
Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen
J
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'
W
Warren Hymer
Angelface
H
Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins
A
Andrew Tombes
Spencer
P
Pierre Watkin
Hammett
S
Stanley Andrews
Weston
M
Mitchell Lewis
Bennett
C
Charles Cahill Wilson
Charlie Dawson
V
Vaughan Glaser
Governor
S
Sterling Holloway
Dan
