DVD

Meet John Doe / Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. ; Frank Capra Productions ; distributed by Vitagraph, Inc. ; screen play by Robert Riskin ; directed by Frank Capra.

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991 (Director). Riskin, Robert. (Screenwriter). Barnes, George, 1892-1953 (Cinematographer). Mandell, Daniel. (Film editor). Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Composer). Johnson, Hall, 1888-1970 (Arranger). Forbstein, Leo F. (Musical director). Goossón, Stephen, 1889-1973 (Artistic director). Visart, Natalie. (Costume designer). Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 (Actor). Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990 (Actor). Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956 (Actor). Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974 (Actor). Byington, Spring, 1886-1971 (Actor). Gleason, James, 1886-1959 (Actor). Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957 (Actor). La Rocque, Rod, 1898-1969 (Actor). Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965 (Actor). Toomey, Regis, 1898-1991 (Actor). MacDonald, J. Farrell, 1875-1952 (Actor). Hymer, Warren, 1906-1948 (Actor). Holman, Harry, 1872-1947 (Actor). Tombes, Andrew, 1885-1976 (Actor). Watkin, Pierre, 1887-1960 (Actor). Andrews, Stanley, 1891-1969 (Actor). Lewis, Mitchell, 1880-1956 (Actor). Wilson, Charles C. (Charles Cahill), 1894-1948 (Actor). Glaser, Vaughan, 1872-1958 (Actor). Holloway, Sterling. (Actor). Frankovich, Mike, 1910-1992 (Actor). Manning, Knox. (Actor). Hughes, John B. (John Broughton), 1904-1989 (Actor). Connell, Richard, 1893-1949 (Author). Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969 (Author). Hall Johnson Choir. (Performer). Warner Bros. (Added Author). Vitagraph Company of America. (Added Author). Frank Capra Productions. (Added Author). VCI Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Rod LaRocque, Irving Bacon, Regis Toomey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer, Harry Holman, Andrew Tombes, Pierre Watkin, Stanley Andrews, Mitchell Lewis, Charles Wilson, Vaughan Glaser, Sterling Holloway, Mike Frankovich, Knox Manning, John B. Hughes. (Cast).

Summary:

Fired from her job, reporter Ann Mitchell invents a fictitious "John Doe" to write an idealistic letter threatening suicide in protest of social ills. The public response to the letter is so enormous that Ann's newspaper rehires her and hires an out-of-work baseball player, John Willoughby to play the part of John Doe. He enters into the hoax for the money but ultimately rebels against the evil, self-serving despots who attempt to further their own political goals by controlling him and the thousands of John Doe fans who support him.

Record details

ISBN: 1557397155
ISBN: 9781557397157
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: 70th anniversary ultimate collector's ed.
Publisher: Tulsa, OK : VCI Entertainment : 2010, ©1941.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell. Originally released as a motion picture by Warner Bros. Studios. 1941. Special features: Disc 1: Meet John Doe movie ; audio commentary (with optional English subtitles) by Laureate's Ken Barnes with "archival contributions" from Frank Capra. Special features: Disc 2: Three featurettes: "Meet Mr Cooper", "Meet Miss Stanwyck, "Meet Mr. Capra"; Before and after restoration; Vintage "Lux Theater" radio productions (For whom the bell tolls starring Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Sorry Wrong Number starring Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster; Weblink for extensive cast and crew profiles and production backgrounds.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Meet John Doe movie -- audio commentary (with optional English subtitles) by Laureate's Ken Barnes with "archival contributions" from Frank Capra. Disc 2. Three featurettes. "Meet Mr Cooper" -- "Meet Miss Stanwyck -- "Meet Mr. Capra" -- vintage "Lux Theater" radio productions. "Sorry Wrong Number," starring Barbara Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster -- "For Whom the Bell Tolls," starring Gary Cooper & Ingrid Bergman -- Before and after comparison of the digital restoration.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, George Barnes ; film editor, Daniel Mandell ; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin ; choral arrangements, Hall Johnson ; musical direction, Leo F. Forbstein ; performed by the Hall Johnson Choir ; art direction, Stephen Goosson ; gowns by Natalie Visart.
Participant or Performer Note:	Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Rod LaRocque, Irving Bacon, Regis Toomey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer, Harry Holman, Andrew Tombes, Pierre Watkin, Stanley Andrews, Mitchell Lewis, Charles Wilson, Vaughan Glaser, Sterling Holloway, Mike Frankovich, Knox Manning, John B. Hughes.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated by MPAA.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC ; Dolby digital.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish.