Meet John Doe 1941

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.

Cast:

Gary Cooper
Long John Willoughby 

Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Mitchell 

Edward Arnold
D.B. Norton 

Walter Brennan
The Colonel 

Spring Byington
Mme Mitchell 

James Gleason
Henry Connell