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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, Metacritic 63/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic63/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
289 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank CapraDirector
- Robert RiskinScreenplay
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary CooperLong John Willoughby
- Barbara StanwyckAnn Mitchell
- Edward ArnoldD.B. Norton
- Walter BrennanThe Colonel
- Spring ByingtonMme Mitchell
- James GleasonHenry Connell
- Gene LockhartMayor Lovett
- Rod La RocqueTed Sheldon
- Irving BaconBeany
- Regis ToomeyBert Hansen
- J. Farrell MacDonald'Sourpuss'
- Warren HymerAngelface
Stills
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Themes
baseball playerradio broadcastsuicide notedomainenchant