Meet John Doe

Resource Information

The work Meet John Doe represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Meet John Doe

Contributor

• La Rocque, Rod, 1898-1969
• Glaser, Vaughan, 1872-1958
• Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961
• Lewis, Mitchell, 1880-1956
• Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957
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• Connell, Richard, 1893-1949
• MacDonald, J. Farrell, 1875-1952
• Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969
• Holloway, Sterling
• Capra, Frank, 1897-1991
• Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990
• Andrews, Stanley, 1891-1969
• Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979
• Byington, Spring, 1886-1971
• Tombes, Andrew, 1885-1976
• Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991
• Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974
• Watkin, Pierre, 1887-1960
• Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965
• Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956
• Wilson, Charles C., (Charles Cahill), 1894-1948
• Riskin, Robert
• Hymer, Warren, 1906-1948
• Gleason, James, 1886-1959

Actor

• Hymer, Warren, 1906-1948
• Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956
• Wilson, Charles C., (Charles Cahill), 1894-1948
• Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965
• Watkin, Pierre, 1887-1960
• Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974
• Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991
• Tombes, Andrew, 1885-1976
• Byington, Spring, 1886-1971
• Andrews, Stanley, 1891-1969
• Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990
• MacDonald, J. Farrell, 1875-1952
• Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957
• Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961
• Lewis, Mitchell, 1880-1956
• La Rocque, Rod, 1898-1969
• Glaser, Vaughan, 1872-1958
• Gleason, James, 1886-1959

Screenwriter

• Riskin, Robert

Author

• Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969
• Connell, Richard, 1893-1949

Composer

• Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979

Director

• Capra, Frank, 1897-1991

Subject

• Deception -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Manipulative behavior -- Drama
• Political corruption -- Drama
• Politicians -- Drama
• Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969 -- Film adaptations
• Reporters and reporting -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Connell, Richard, 1893-1949 -- Film adaptations

Genre

• Film adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins

Member of

• Alpha video classics

Cataloging source

Midwest

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directed by Frank Capra

Intended audience

Not rated

PerformerNote

Gary Cooper (John Doe), Barbara Stanwick (Ann Mitchell), Edward Arnold (D.B. Norton), Walter Brennan (The 'Colonel'), Spring Byington (Mrs. Mitchell), James Gleason (Connell), Gene Lockhart (Mayor Lovett), Rod La Rocque (Ted Sheldon), Irving Bacon (Beany), Regis Toomey (Bert), J. Farrell MacDonald ('Sourpuss'), Warren Hymer (Angelface), Harry Holman (Mayor Hawkins), Andrew Tombes (Spencer), Pierre Watkin (Hammett), Stanley Andrews (Weston), Mitchell Lewis (Bennett), Charles Wilson (Charlie Dawson), Vaughan Glaser (Governor), Sterling Holloway (Dan)

Runtime

122

Series statement

Alpha video classics

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action