Meet John Doe A farewell to arms [WorldCat Entities]

"Cinema Greats presents Meet John Doe"@en
"Frank Capra's meet John Doe"
"Penny serenada"
"VCI Home Video presents"
"Frank Capra's Meet John Doe"
"Frank Capra's Meet John Doe"@en
"Gary Cooper on film : a biography"
"Meu adorável vagabundo"
"Meet John Doe"
"Farewell to arms ; Meet John Doe"@en
"James Dean story"
"John Doe"@en
"Gary Cooper double feature"
"Frank Capra's"@en
"Homme de la rue"

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"A film of social commentary. Naive Cooper is hired to represent the common man in a national goodwill drive benefitting corupt politician Arnold."
""John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, 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. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe 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. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans."
""John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, 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. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe 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. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans."@en
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe", a fictional character eventually represented to the public by Cooper. Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide."
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best."
"Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe", a fictional character eventually represented to the public by Cooper. Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide."@en
"Social commentary on the threat of cyncism and fascism to democracy. A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""@en
"A tramp is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He becomes a national hero, and discovers the plot to use him."@en
"A tramp is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He becomes a national hero, and discovers the plot to use him."
"Gary Cooper plays "John Doe", an unemployed man who is duped into becoming an American symbol by an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon."@en
""John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleads to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero. John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. 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. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans."@en
"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."@en
"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."
"Fired from her job, reporter Ann Mitchell invents a fictitious "John Doe" to write an idealistic letter threatening suicide in protest of social ills. The public response to the letter is so enormous that Ann's newspaper rehires her and hires an out-of-work baseball player, John Willoughby to play the part of John Doe. He enters into the hoax for the money but ultimately rebels against the evil, self-serving despots who attempt to further their own political goals by controlling him and the thousands of John Doe fans who support him."@en
"Fired from her job, reporter Ann Mitchell invents a fictitious "John Doe" to write an idealistic letter threatening suicide in protest of social ills. The public response to the letter is so enormous that Ann's newspaper rehires her and hires an out-of-work baseball player, John Willoughby to play the part of John Doe. He enters into the hoax for the money but ultimately rebels against the evil, self-serving despots who attempt to further their own political goals by controlling him and the thousands of John Doe fans who support him."
"A good-natured tramp is hired to represent the common man in a phony political scheme with near tragic results."@en
"An unemployed down-and-out man is selected by an over-zealous girl reporter to be the face of a political goodwill campaign. Honest and trusting, he eventually realizes that he is being used."@en
"A genial and aimless tramp is hoaxed into playing the role of "John Doe" for the sake of a newspaper stunt until he discovers that his appeal will be used by a grasping industrialist to bludgeon his way to power."
"A genial and aimless tramp is hoaxed into playing the role of "John Doe" for the sake of a newspaper stunt until he discovers that his appeal will be used by a grasping industrialist to bludgeon his way to power."@en
"An ordinary man becomes the symbol of the average American during the Depression."@en
"Social commentary on the threat of cynicism and fascism to democracy, in which an unemployed man is chosem to be the symbol of a goodwill campaign as a newspaper stunt, only to find his appeal being used to further the ambitions of a corrupt politician."@en
"With the backing of the ultra-wealthy publisher, and a simple message of hope and human kindness, reporter Ann Mitchell builds a naive but willing drifter into a national hero : the champion of the common man."
""The Great Director Frank Cappa weaves his magic wand once again in this biting social commentary. Gary Cooper plays the 'common man' who discovers that he is being used as a political pawn, but teaches the Critic and the rest of the cinical world a lesson in idealism." - The Critic (from the back of the package)."
"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 cynially milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement. At last everyone, even Ann, takes her creation seriously ... but publisher D.B. Norton has a secret plan."@en
"Social commentary on the threat of cynicism and fascism to democracy. A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal od a naive "John Doe.""@en
""John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleads to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe 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. John Doe's resulting fight for democracy has a timeless, inspiring message for all Americans."@en
"A genial tramp is manipulated into playing the role of "John Doe" for the sake of a newspaper stunt. His pleas to the American public for brotherly love and good will, sets into motion a national grass roots movement. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero. However, he soon discovers that the John Doe movement is simply a plot by the owner of the newspaper, who plans to use the John Doe clubs to advance his political ambitions. This was the last feature film Frank Capra directed before he joined the U.S. Armed Forces to produce the Why We Fight series, detailing America's campaigns in Western Europe and the Pacific during World War II. Capra never regained the popularity he had commanded prior to World War II. His first post war film, It's A Wonderful Life was a commercial failure, but went on to become an enduring aspect of the American Christmas tradition."@en
"Gary Cooper represents the unemployed man chosen as the "typical American John Doe", by a newspaper publisher. Through a high pressure publicity campaign, Cooper is built into a symbol of the average man who finally rebels when he realizes he is being used. Also stars Barbara Stanwyck."
"A film of social commentary. Naive Cooper is hired to represent the common man in a national goodwill drive benifitting corrupt politician Arnold."
"A reporter (Barbara Stanwyck) writes a fictitious column about someone named ''John Doe,'' who is distraught at America's neglect of the little people and plans to kill himself. The newspaper then hires a ballplayer-turned-hobo (Gary Cooper) to pose as John Doe.?In a series of radio addresses written by a publisher with fascist leanings, Doe captures the public's imagination. When he finally realizes he has been used, Doe comes to his senses and becomes the man he never knew he could be."@en
"In an effort to save her job with the newspaper, Stanwyck advances a corrupt scheme. An imaginary "John Doe" composes a letter to the paper saying that he is planning suicide by jumping off a building Christmas Eve because he is depressed by man's in humanity to man and the state of civilization. John Doe clubs spring up and John Doe (Cooper) becomes a political hero."
""When the metropolitan newspaper The bulletin is bought by publisher D.B. Norton, he changes its name to The new bulletin and replaces its motto, 'A free press for a free people, ' with 'A streamlined newspaper for a streamlined era.' As part of the new streamlining efforts, managing editor Henry Connell fires 'sob-sister' columnist Ann Mitchell because she does not produce enough 'fireworks' to bring up the paper's circulation. However, Ann resolves to fight for her job by writing a phony letter to her column, claiming to have received it from a man protesting the degenerated state of affairs in the world and announcing his plans to jump from the roof of City Hall at midnight on Christmas Eve. She signs the letter 'John Doe, ' and its publication results in an explosion of public interest in the fictitious man. Mayor Lovett, who is sensitive about the publicity a suicide from City Hall would generate, publicly offers the mysterious John Doe a job to prevent the suicide, and marriage proposals begin to pour in from concerned women. As a result of the overwhelming interest in her creation, Ann is able to convince Connell that The new bulletin should continue to print stories about 'John Doe' or be forced to admit fraud. Ann is quickly reinstated at the paper, with a thousand dollar bonus, and the search begins for a real person they can use as their John Doe stooge. After reviewing a number of derelicts who have shown up at the paper claiming to have penned the original suicide letter, Ann and Connell decide upon a former bush league baseball pitcher named Long John Willoughby, who is in need of money to repair his injured arm. The naïve John is hired for the job and treated to expensive gifts by the paper, while his hobo friend, 'the Colonel, ' voices his disapproval of the arrangement and tries to warn him about the dangers of becoming one of the 'heelots' who, like a lot of heels, sacrifice character for comfort and wealth, and lose compassion for those less fortunate than themselves. No sooner does the John Doe ideal gain widespread notoriety, than the unscrupulous Norton plans to use its potential to further his political goals. Norton commissions Ann to write a radio speech for John, paying her generously for the effort, but she anguishes over the content of the speech, until she finds inspiration in the idealistic writings of her father's diary. Before John makes his speech, however, Mike, an emissary from The chronicle, Norton's chief competitor, tries to persuade the baseball player to expose the hoax by telling him that if he continues the scam, his baseball career will be over. John considers this, but despite an offer of five thousand dollars and a guaranteed hasty exit from the performance, he tremblingly reads the speech written by Ann, with whom he is infatuated. Later regretting the incident, John and the Colonel flee, but Ann and Norton quickly catch up with them in Millville, where Ann asks John to hear out local members of one of the newly formed John Doe Clubs, hoping that they will convince him to go on as their spokesman. John agrees to continue after being moved by the sincerity of a local John Doe Club chapter leader, Bert Hansen, who tells a heartwarming story about how the movement has been a true inspiration for him and his neighbors. While John, who is now in love with Ann, seeks advice from her mother about how to propose to her, Norton showers Ann with expensive gifts and coerces her into persuading the baseball player to announce the creation of a new political party, which the publisher plans to exploit as a stepping stone to the presidency, at the planned John Doe convention. Disillusioned by the whole affair, Connell gets drunk and exposes Norton's plans to take over the minds of the American people to John, who immediately marches over to Norton's, where he finds Ann and Norton's cohorts meeting to decide the future of the John Doe movement. After upbraiding them for their misdeeds, John announces that he plans to reveal the truth about Norton and his sinister plot at the convention that evening, and then storms out. Ann rushes after him to explain her unwilling involvement in the plan, but John refuses to listen, and police detain her until after the convention. That night, John is outwitted by Norton, who foils his attempt to expose him by distributing printed propaganda that portrays John as a fake and cutting the microphone wires before he can explain the situation. The crowd turns on John, and he is forced to leave and go into hiding. John mulls over the debacle and decides that the only way he can redeem himself is by making good on the suicide promise and thus proving his sincerity and devotion to the cause. On Christmas Eve, the now ill Ann, The Colonel, Connell and Norton intuitively gather on top of City Hall and wait for John to show up. John emerges from the darkness just before midnight, and, as he prepares to jump, Norton tries to stop him by telling him that the act will go unnoticed by the public, because he has made arrangements to have his body removed immediately after impact. Ann pleads with John to reconsider, but he appears resolved to go through with it until a delegation of John Doe Club members arrive and persuade him not to jump by convincing him that they had always believed in him and his good intentions. With his faith in the goodness of the human spirit restored, John leaves the rooftop carrying Ann, who has fainted, in his arms"--AFI catalog, 1941-1950."@en
"When a fired reporter writes an anonymous letter under the name John Doe to the paper saying she's fed up with the world and going to kill herself, the paper hires a man to be John Doe as a publicity stunt."@en
"When a fired reporter writes an anonymous letter under the name John Doe to the paper saying she's fed up with the world and going to kill herself, the paper hires a man to be John Doe as a publicity stunt."
""An unemployed, down and out man is selected to be the image of a political goodwill campaign. He learns that he is being used to further the careers of corrupt politicians."--Container."
"A wandering hobo is turned into Mr. John Doe, the "average American.""@en
"In a newspaper publicity stunt, a penniless naive hobo threatens to publicly commit suicide to protest world conditions."@en
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive John Doe."
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive John Doe."@en
"A tramp is hired to embody the common man in a phony political drive, and almost commits suicide."
"A tramp is hired to embody the common man in a phony political drive, and almost commits suicide."@en
"Drame social dans lequel un citoyen typique américain en vient à symboliser l'homme moyen au cours de la dépression."
"A tramp is hired to embody the common man in a phony political drive and almost commits suicide."@en
"A man is hired from the queues of the unemployed to stand in for the common man in a drive to promote good neighbourliness, in reality a front to cover the ulterior political ambitions of a powerful businessman cum politician. One of several populist comedy/dramas, produced by Capra and written by Riskin, involving a blend of socialist and conservative sentiments."@en
"To further his presidential aspirations, oil tycoon D.B. Norton buys a newspaper, renames it, and tells managing editor Connell to downsize. After being fired, cheeky reporter Ann Mitchell retaliates in her final story by creating John Doe, who writes a "Letter to the Editor," describing his disgust at the state of the world, capped by a threat to commit suicide on New Year's Eve in protest. John Doe's story causes an instant media sensation, so Ann finds a bum to "play" him. She selects former minor league ballplayer turned hobo Long John Willoughby, who goes along with the scheme. Soon he's making motivational speeches on the radio, and becoming a popular national figure, while corporate misbehavior, consumerism, and the attempted subversion of the resultant popular movement follow. Can Willoughby become the figure of integrity and principle he had only pretended to be? Even if it means sacrificing himself so that the real John Doe's can be saved?"@en
"Reporter sends faked letter to newspaper, purportedly from man planning to commit suicide. When it creates a sensation, newspaper gets down-and-out fellow to pose as the letter-writer, and he becomes the flagbearer of the common man."@en
"Drame social dans lequel un citoyen typique américain en vient à symboliser l'homme moyen au cours de la dépression. Avec Gary Cooper, Barbra Stanwyck."
"When an ex-baseball player discovers he has been used as a political pawn in a fake goodwill drive, he attempts suicide."
"When an ex-baseball player discovers he has been used as a political pawn in a fake goodwill drive, he attempts suicide."@en
"Common man is caught up in a political whirlwind and fights to keep his values."@en
"In an effort to boost circulation and save her job, star reporter Anne Mitchell concocts an explosive story about an unemployed middle-class worker, John Doe, who plans to strike a blow against society and big government. When a rival newspaper discovers that her story is phony, it is up to Anne to turn her fiction into fact. Social commentary on the threat of political corruption on democracy."@en
"Furieuse d'avoir été licenciée, une journaliste, Ann, invente une lettre signée John Doe qui annonce son suicide, la veille de Noël car il est dégoûté du monde. La lettre a un tel succès."
"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."
"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."@en
"A female newspaper reporter, fired from her job, writes a final column, a phony story of a man who plans to jump off of City Hall on Christmas Eve, as a protest of the mistreatment of the common people in society. When the article is a hit, she must come up with someone to impersonate the man she fabricated, so she recruits a down on his luck former ballplayer to take on the identity. He enters into the hoax for the money but when the newspaper publisher, with aspirations towards a Presidential bid, plots to use the man for his political gain, the reporter and the ballplayer are forced to make a decision about keeping up the ruse. "John Doe" ultimately rebels against the evil, self-serving despots who attempt to further their own political goals by controlling him and the thousands of John Doe fans who support him."
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""@en
"In an effort to boost circulation and save her job, star report Anne Mitchell concocts an explosive story about an unemployed middle-class worker, John Doe, who plans to strike a blow against society and big government. When a rival newspaper discovers that her story is phony, it is up to Anne to turn her fiction into fact. Social commentary on the threat of political corruption on democracy."@en
"Capra's classic ode to the common man. This social commentary/comedy drama stars Gary Cooper as one of the millions of unemployed workers,only he's been picked as the 'typical American', John Doe, by a news-paper publisher. Cooper is soon built into the symbol of the average man by thehigh-pressure campaign of the news tycoon with the help of an attractive reporter. But Cooper finds that he's being used to further the publisher's power-seeking political ambitions and rebels."
""Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best."--Container."@en
""Gary Cooper portrays a former baseball player whose misfortunes have changed his life. Barbara Stanwyck, a news reporter, interviews "John Doe" (Cooper). Her report falls into the hands of a crooked politician who exploits "John Doe" by making him a good will ambassador in a phony political drive, leaving Cooper on the brink of suicide. This film represents director Frank Capra at his best."--Container."
"In an effort to boost circulation and save her job, star report Anne Mitchell concocts an explosive story about an unemployed middle-class worker, John Doe, who plans to strike a blow against society and big government. When a rival newspaper discovers that her story is phony, it is upto Anne to turn her fiction into fact. Social commentary on the threat of political corruption on democracy."
"A fictitious "typical" American comes to life and becomes the flesh and blood symbol of the average man during the Depression."@en
"Meet John Doe warned the nation of home-grown dictators. Gary Cooper heads a cast that includes Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold and Spring Byington but the real star is director Frank Capra. With the same superb feel for emotional and social truth that animates his other great films, and much much more."@en
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""@en
"A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""
"A female newspaper reporter writes a final column, a phony story of a man who plans to jump off of City Hall on Christmas Eve as a protest of the mistreatment of the common people in society. When the article is a hit, she must come up with someone to play the man, so she recruits a down-and-out former ballplayer to assume the identity. But when the publisher plans to use the man to support his Presidential bid, the reporter and man must decide whether to keep the ruse up."@en
"Sumario: Cuando la dueña de un periódico despide a casi todo el personal, una de las periodistas decide escribir como último artículo una falsa carta en la que un desempleado amenaza con suicidarse si los políticos no hacen nada por combatir la situación. La carta forma tal revuelo que se ven obligados a "contratar" a un vagabundo para que diga que él escribió la carta. Sus apariciones en la radio tienen tal impacto que el dueño del periódico decide emplear esa popularidad para sus oscuros manejos políticos."
"Meet John Doe: 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."
"Gary Cooper on film: This documentary visits the life and career of an actor who was perceived not merely as a celebrity but as an American icon, symbolizing the virtues of decent, honest living and above all, unselfish heroism."
"A film of social commentary. Naive Cooper is hired to represent the common man in a national goodwill drive benefitting corrupt politician Arnold."@en
"A film of social commentary. Naive Cooper is hired to represent the common man in a national goodwill drive benefitting corrupt politician Arnold."
"A newspaper reporter concocts a fictional story about a man named John Doe, telling his intention to commit suicide over the sorry state of mankind. As the story grows, the public demands to know the real John Doe, the newspaper hires a down and out drifter to pretend to be him. As the newspaper prospers from the John Doe story, the drifter has a change of heart from deceiving the public."@en
"In A farewell to arms, Gary Cooper is a handsome American ambulance driver and Helen Hayes is the devoted British nurse whose paths cross during World War I. In Meet John Doe, Gary Cooper plays a down-on-his-luck ball player who comes to embody the hopes and dreams of the American public."
"In A farewell to arms, Gary Cooper is a handsome American ambulance driver and Helen Hayes is the devoted British nurse whose paths cross during World War I. In Meet John Doe, Gary Cooper plays a down-on-his-luck ball player who comes to embody the hopes and dreams of the American public."@en
"Social commentary on the threat of cynicism and fascism to democracy. A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""
"Social commentary on the threat of cynicism and fascism to democracy. A corrupt politician attempts to further his evil ambitions by exploiting the appeal of a naive "John Doe.""@en
"A soon to be laid off female newspaper reporter writes a final column, using a phony letter about a disgruntled man who plans to jump off of City Hall on Christmas Eve, as a protest of the mistreatment of the common people in society. When the article is a hit, the reporter must come up with someone to impersonate the writer of the letter she fabricated, so she recruits a down on his luck former ballplayer to take on the identity of the letter writer. When the newspaper publisher, with aspirations towards a Presidential bid, plots to use the man for his political gain, the reporter and the ballplayer are forced to make a decision about keeping up the ruse."@en