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Meet John Doe / Gary Cooper on Film | 
 enlarge | Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington
Studio: Delta
Category: DVD
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 116424
Format: Black & White, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 165 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305914834
UPC: 018111204897
EAN: 9786305914839
ASIN: 6305914834
Theatrical Release Date: May 3, 1941
Release Date: June 27, 2000
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Condition: MINT CONDITION - FACTORY SEALED IN NEWLY DESIGNED SLIMLINE DVD CASE { ALL REGIONS - WILL PLAY ON ALL DVD PLAYERS WORLDWIDE }-SHIPS FIRST CLASS SAME DAY,,,,,FASTEST SHIPPING FROM THE SOUTH ! ! !
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Description
Stanwyck, a fired journalist retaliates by writing a fictional piece about an idealist named John Doe and through him she rants about the injustices of big business. Cooper impersonates John Doe, resulting in a political movement for the working class. Includes a documentary On Film, introduction by Tony Curtis and the trailer for Cooper's Lives Of A Bengal Lancer. Oscar nominated for Best Writing. Directed by Frank Capra.
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 "Pleased to Meet You" September 16, 2008
Phoebe Stogstill (Forsyth, Mo USA)
If you are a person with certain principles and have ever thought of "jumping off a bridge" over the deviousness of others who have no care or worry for the people they are constantly hurting, well, this movie will strike a chord with you. Some terrific acting by Gary Cooper as he is able to capture our sympathy and gain our support. Barbara Stanwyck, Ann, who uses and exploits Gary, John, to manufacture headlines for her own advancement, falls for the guy and realizes too late that her callousness has ruined every chance she has to get the guy. The cliff-hanging last scenes, keep you at rapt attention, even if you have seen the movie many times before. A movie that lets Gary Cooper inspire the good and sometimes forgotten qualities in all of us.
THE OLDIES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES July 21, 2008
Allen Franceschi (NEW YORK)
I LEARNED ALL I KNOW ABOUT CLASSIC MOVIES FROM MY FATHER. ON MY OWN, I KNEW OF FRANK CAPRA ONLY FROM "ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE". I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT ANY OF HIS OTHER FEATURES. "MEET JOHN DOE", WAS I THINK THE 3rD MOVIE I WAS INTRODUCED TO AND IT WAS ALSO THE ONE THE CLINCHED IN MIND, THE GENIUS OF THIS MAN WHO I BELIEVE MAKES JOHN HUGHES LOOK LIKE TOBE HOOPER(NO OFFENSE TO EITHER ARTIST). THIS MOVIE HAS MANY THINGS GOING FOR IT, MOODY AND AT THE SAME TIME EXCEPTIONALLY OPTIMISTIC, THE THEME CARRIES THROUGH-OUT THE MOVIE,WITHOUT GIVING AWAY TO MUCH, GARY COOPER PLAYS A DISENFRANCHISED SOUL, WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE AN EX-BASEBALL PLAYER. HE BASICALLY ACCEPTS A ROLE"JOHN DOE" FROM A NEWSPAPER REPORTER TO BE A PHYSICAL PROTEST OF ALL THE WRONGS / EVILS IN THE WORLD, DECLARING HE WILL COMMIT SUICIDE ON XMAS EVE...PRETTY HEADY STUFF FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME.
THE ENSEMBLE CAST WHICH INCLUDES WALTER BRENNAN(PRE-REAL McCOYS),BARBARA STANWYCK AND EDWARD ARNOLD. THIS IS A TRUE CLASSIC AND A TIMELY STATEMENT OF WHAT HUMANITY TRULY MEANS WITH REGARDS TO OUR CIVILIZATION'S MEANS JUSTIFIES THE ENDS MENTALITY.
Stand up for what you believe ! December 11, 2007
Lucy Loves to Read (Fresno, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a classic. Saw it on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and loved it.
"Gangway, you hee-lots!" November 21, 2007
Samantha Kelley (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a last ditch effort to blow off some steam before she is fired, reporter Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) fabricates a letter written by a disgruntled citizen who threatens to jump off the top of a building. John Doe's letter causes quite a stir, and Ann's newspaper sees it as an opportunity to sell papers. They hire her back to personally oversee the choosing of a John Doe and to build up as much publicity for the paper as possible. She picks John Willoughby (Gary Cooper), a mild mannered bum whose original ambition was to be a baseball player. He is just in it for the money, until John Doe's political speeches begin inspiring the nation. John Doe clubs pop up all over the place and begin to really make some positive changes in the world. However, the image is controlled by the money hungry newspaper who refuses to let the campaign take its course and instead attempt to use it for their own corrupt ambitions.
Meet John Doe is a surprisingly relevant story, despite its seemingly saccharine message. However, this is no happy-go-lucky Capra movie. It is much darker with a pessimistic side. Because of this, it seems more realistic. Just as the John Doe clubs are inspiring, the corruption of the paper is disheartening. It is easy to dismiss this theory for change in todays society when it seems that the poor have no say whatsoever. But if we all banded together like the John Doe clubs do, change might be more accessible. It has been shown in Labor Party victories overseas. Why not in America?
This film is in the public domain, so most prints are not pristine, but they are certainly watchable, especially because the content of the film is so wonderful.
a great movie October 20, 2007
Linda K. Counts
these is a great feel good movie and its a classic with Gary Cooper and Barbara stanywick i love her movies, so i would highey recommend
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