Frank Capra's Meet John Doe / Warner Bros. Studio [and] Frank Capra Productions ; screenplay by Robert Riskin & Richard Connell ; produced and directed by Frank Capra.



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Originally issued as a motion picture in 1941. Based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell. Aspect ratio: 1.33:1. Not rated. Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Daniel Mandell ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Irving Bacon, Rod LaRocque.

Title
Frank Capra's Meet John Doe / Warner Bros. Studio [and] Frank Capra Productions ; screenplay by Robert Riskin & Richard Connell ; produced and directed by Frank Capra.
Artist
Riskin, Robert.
Subjects
Language
English
Type
Video Recording
Abstract
A genial homeless unemployed baseball pitcher is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will and John Doe clubs are formed. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero, but he is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his way to power.
Year
2000
Original Publisher(s)
Digital Publisher(s)
Rights Statement
For private home use only.