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| Warner Bros. | Release Date: May 3, 1941 |
Summary:
A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
Genre(s):
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Runtime:
122 min
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Yes, Meet John Doe is “talky” (if politically astute). That—along with a fairly inert romance between Stanwyck and Cooper—counts against it. But the cast commits with full hearts, especially Cooper, who creates a character both silly (there’s some great physical comedy in his reactions to being put up in a posh hotel room) and sincere.
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We know who's going to triumph by the hokey, tearful conclusion, but that doesn't blunt the satisfaction. [28 Jul 1994, p.16]
The picture starts out in the confident Capra manner, but with a darker tone; by the end, you feel puzzled and cheated.
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