When a fired reporter’s desperation inspires the creation of a fake proletariat icon, she hires a homeless man to pose as the mouthpiece for her sensational articles. “John Doe” inadvertently spearheads a movement against political injustice, drawing support from across the country, but the fact of John Doe’s true identity becomes a matter of intense speculation and worse yet, exploitation. Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck star in the Frank Capra classic Meet John Doe.
35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
