Meet John Doe

1941 film directed by Frank Capra
Movie film Q1520732
Meet John Doe
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Meet John Doe

Summary

Meet John Doe is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meet John Doe's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Meet John Doe was directed by Frank Capra[4].
  • Robert Riskin wrote the screenplay for Meet John Doe[5].
  • Richard Connell wrote the screenplay for Meet John Doe[6].
  • Meet John Doe's composer is recorded as Dimitri Tiomkin[7].
  • Meet John Doe's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • Meet John Doe's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • Meet John Doe's genre is Christmas film[10].
  • Meet John Doe's genre is drama film[11].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Gary Cooper[12].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Barbara Stanwyck[13].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Edward Arnold[14].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Walter Brennan[15].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Spring Byington[16].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was James Gleason[17].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Gene Lockhart[18].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Rod La Rocque[19].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was J. Farrell MacDonald[20].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Glen Cavender[21].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Hank Mann[22].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Irving Bacon[23].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Kenneth Harlan[24].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Mitchell Lewis[25].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Pat Flaherty[26].
  • A cast member of Meet John Doe was Regis Toomey[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Meet John Doe was produced by Frank Capra[28]. It was directed by Frank Capra[4]. Screenwriters include Robert Riskin[5] and Richard Connell[6]. Cast members include Gary Cooper[12], Barbara Stanwyck[13], Edward Arnold[14], Walter Brennan[15], Spring Byington[16], and James Gleason[17].

Publication

Meet John Doe was released on January 1, 1941[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], comedy drama[9], Christmas film[10], and drama film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 7.5/10[32] and 92%[33].

Why It Matters

Meet John Doe ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Reubot · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 18d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 973
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  3. 21d ago · Reubot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of film
    Cast member Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold +51
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