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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.
Language
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Revenue $2,000,000
English
Budget--
Revenue $2,000,000
Keywords
baseball player
radio broadcast
suicide note
domain
enchant
Casts
Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell
Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton
Walter Brennan
The Colonel
Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell
James Gleason
Henry Connell
Gene Lockhart
Mayor Lovett
Rod La Rocque
Ted Sheldon
Irving Bacon
Beany
Regis Toomey
Bert Hansen
J. Farrell MacDonald
'Sourpuss'
Warren Hymer
Angelface
Harry Holman
Mayor Hawkins
Andrew Tombes
Spencer
Pierre Watkin
Hammett
Stanley Andrews
Weston
Mitchell Lewis
Bennett
Charles C. Wilson
Charlie Dawson
Vaughan Glaser
Governor
Sterling Holloway
Dan
M.J. Frankovich
Radio Announcer
Knox Manning
Radio Announcer
John B. Hughes
Radio Announcer
Harry Davenport
Former Bulletin Owner (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
(uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Mike (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Mattie (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Eddie (uncredited)
James Millican
Photographer (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Man at Stadium Rally (uncredited)
Frank Moran
(uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Radio Station Audience Member (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Delegate (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Legislator (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Jim (uncredited)
William Forrest
Governor's Associate (uncredited)
Tina Thayer
Ann's Sister (uncredited)
Benny Bartlett
Red (uncredited)
Edward Earle
Radio Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Eddie Kane
Wall Street Tycoon (uncredited)
Richard Kipling
Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Guard (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
(uncredited)
Russell Simpson
(uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
(uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Cop Guarding Ann (uncredited)
George Melford
Chamber of Commerce Member (uncredited)
George Pembroke
(uncredited)
Bob Perry
Delegate (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe
Extra (uncredited)
Crews
Frank Capra
Director
Robert Presnell Sr.
Story
Robert Riskin
Screenplay
Richard Connell
Story
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Frank Capra
Producer
Natalie Visart
Costume Design
Jack Cosgrove
Special Effects
Stephen Goosson
Art Direction
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
C.A. Riggs
Sound
Robert Riskin
Producer
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Assistant Director
Richard Connell
Short Story
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