Meet John Doe / Warner Bros. Studio [and] Frank Capra Productions ; screenplay by Robert Riskin ; directed by Frank Capra.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | North Hollywood, CA : Passport Video, ©2000. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961. |
| Other author/creator | Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990. |
| Other author/creator | Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974. |
| Other author/creator | Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956. |
| Other author/creator | Gleason, James, 1886-1959. |
| Other author/creator | Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957. |
| Other author/creator | Capra, Frank, 1897-1991. |
| Other author/creator | Riskin, Robert. |
| Other author/creator | Mandell, Daniel. |
| Other author/creator | Barnes, George, 1892-1953. |
| Other author/creator | Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979. |
| Other author/creator | Connell, Richard, 1893-1949 |
| Other author/creator | Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969. |
| Other author/creator | Warner Bros. |
| Other author/creator | Frank Capra Productions. |
| Other author/creator | Hal Roach Studios. |
| Other author/creator | Image Entertainment (Firm) |
| Abstract | A genial homeless unemployed baseball pitcher is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will and John Doe clubs are formed. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero, but he is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of the clubs to bludgeon his way to power. |
| General note | "Approx running time 170 mins."--Container label. |
| General note | Originally issued as motion picture in 1941. |
| General note | Based on a story by Richard Connell and Robert Presnell. |
| Credits | Film editor, Daniel Mandell ; director of photography, George Barnes ; musical score, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Cast | Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Publisher number | DVD 713 Passport Video |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997.M4273 M43 2000 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |