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.

• DirectorFrank Capra
• Release14 March 1941
• Genre
  Comedy / Drama
• Duration2h 2m
• Budget?
• Revenue$2,000,000
• Rate
  

  7.295
  264 reviews
• Productions

  Frank Capra Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures