"All America wants to meet the “Mr. Deeds” of 1941!"14 March 1941Drama, Comedy, Romance123 mins
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.
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone.
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
Prince Klemens von Metternich orders Friedrich Gentz, one of his aides, to keep the Duke of Reichstadt---Napoleon Francois Joseph Charles---son of Napoleon and heir to the French throne, from thinking about French politics.
The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house.
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In the 1880s, Georges Duroy, back from the Colonies, arrives in Paris with the firm intention of conquering the capital through his power of seduction, his selfishness and cynicism.
The cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
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Meet John Doe Trailer
Here's a trailer I produced for this Frank Capra classic starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck (unfortunately we misspelled her name in the trailer!).
Original Meet John DoeTrailer
Frank Capra's darkly comedic drama Meet John Doe premiered on May 3 1941.
Meet John Doe - Full Movie - GREAT QUALITY (1941)
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 ...
Meet John Doe (1941) [Comedy]
"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 ...
Meet John Doe Original Trailer
Original trailer created by yours truly. 1941 Frank Capra film I was kinda going for the creepy angle and not quite sure it worked. A broken trailer sort of like this ...
MEET JOHN DOE Faux trailer
Usually I only do these for trailers where the original doesn't survive. In this case the original does survive (it's on youtube from Captain Bijou) but I needed a ...
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