Meet John Doe

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Meet John Doe

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.

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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.

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Meet John Doe is 9453 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 20 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Recon but less popular than I Care a Lot.

Rank		Title
9449.		Eyes of Fire	+10
9450.		Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers	+12
9451.		Pilgrim	—
9452.		I Care a Lot	+21
9453.		Meet John Doe	+20
9454.		Recon	+26
9455.		2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams	-337
9456.		Silat Warriors: Deed of Death	+20
9457.		Dark Angels	+26

Streaming charts last updated: 09:16, 09/20/2026

Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Long John Willoughby

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Ann Mitchell

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

D.B. Norton

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

The Colonel

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mme Mitchell

James Gleason

James Gleason

Henry Connell

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Mayor Lovett

Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Ted Sheldon

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Beany

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Bert Hansen

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

'Sourpuss'

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

Angelface

Harry Holman

Harry Holman

Mayor Hawkins

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Spencer

Pierre Watkin

Pierre Watkin

Hammett

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Weston

Mitchell Lewis

Mitchell Lewis

Bennett

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Charlie Dawson

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Governor

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

Dan

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