Meet John Doe Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Meet John Doe is a 1941 American comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra, and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film is about a "grassroots" political campaign created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman. It became a box office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story. Though the film is less well known than other Frank Capra classics, it remains highly regarded today. It was ranked #49 in AFI's 100 Years 100 Cheers. In 1969, the film entered the public domain due to the claimants' failure to renew its...
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quick facts

Release date:	May 3, 1941
Directed by:	Frank Capra
Runtime:	122 Minutes
Producer:	Frank Capra
Editor:	Daniel Mandell
Music by:	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography:	George Barnes
Screenplay by:	Robert Riskin
Genre:	Comedy

Cast of Meet John Doe

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby - 'John Doe'

Born:May 7, 1901

Died:May 13, 1961

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Born:July 16, 1907

Died:Jan. 20, 1990

Walter Brennan

Born:July 25, 1894

Died:Sept. 21, 1974

Edward Arnold

Born:Feb. 18, 1890

Died:Apr. 26, 1956

James Gleason

Born:May 23, 1882

Died:Apr. 12, 1959

Regis Toomey

Born:Aug. 13, 1898

Died:Oct. 12, 1991

Film director of Meet John Doe

Frank Capra

Born: May 18, 1897

Died: September 3, 1991

Education: California Institute of Technology

Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians...
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Title	Released	Genre
Our Mr. Sun
Hemo the Magnificent		Animation
Rendezvous in Space	1964	Short Film
Pocketful of Miracles	1961	Comedy
A Hole in the Head	1959	Comedy
The Strange Case of the Cosmic Rays	1957	Animation
Here Comes the Groom	1951	Musical
Riding High	1950	Comedy
State of the Union	1948
It's a Wonderful Life	1946	Fantasy
War Comes to America	1945
Here Is Germany	1945
Your Job In Germany	1945	Short Film
Know Your Enemy: Japan	1945
Two Down and One to Go	1945	Short Film
Arsenic and Old Lace	1944	Comedy
Tunisian Victory	1944
The Battle of China	1944
The Battle of Russia	1943
Prelude to War	1943
The Nazis Strike	1943	Short Film
Divide and Conquer	1943
The Battle of Britain	1943
Meet John Doe	1941	Comedy
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	1939
You Can't Take It With You	1938	Comedy
Lost Horizon	1937	Fantasy
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	1936	Comedy
Broadway Bill	1934	Comedy
It Happened One Night	1934	Comedy
The Bitter Tea of General Yen	1933
Lady for a Day	1933	Comedy
Forbidden	1932
American Madness	1932
Platinum Blonde	1931	Comedy
The Miracle Woman	1931
Dirigible	1931	Adventure
Rain or Shine	1930
Ladies of Leisure	1930
The Donovan Affair	1929	Comedy
Flight	1929
The Younger Generation	1929
Submarine	1928
The Power of the Press	1928
Say It with Sables	1928
The Way of the Strong	1928
The Matinee Idol	1928	Comedy
That Certain Thing	1928
So This Is Love?	1928	Comedy
The Burglar	1928	Short Film
For the Love of Mike	1927
Long Pants	1927	Comedy
The Strong Man	1926	Comedy
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp	1926	Comedy
Harry Langdon: The Forgotten Clown	1926	Comedy
The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding House	1922	Short Film

Music contributors for Meet John Doe

Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor. He is considered "one of the giants of Hollywood movie...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which actors were the stars of the motion picture, "Meet John Doe"?
A:
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck and James Gleason played leading roles in the movie.
Q:
Who distributed the movie, "Meet John Doe"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment was the film's distributor.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the movie "Meet John Doe"?
A:
The runtime for the film is 122 minutes.
Q:
Who composed the music for the film Meet John Doe?
A:
Dimitri Tiomkin composed the musical score for the movie's soundtrack.
Q:
Who was the director of the movie "Meet John Doe"?
A:
Frank Capra was the director of the movie.
Q:
Who was the producer of the film, "Meet John Doe"?
A:
Frank Capra was the film's producer.
Q:
The film, "Meet John Doe" is in what genre?
A:
The film is labeled as... Drama, Black-and-white and Comedy.
Q:
When was the premier of the motion picture "Meet John Doe"?
A:
The film premiered in May, 1941.
Q:
Who is credited for writing the movie Meet John Doe?
A:
Robert Riskin performed the movie's screenwriting.