Also Known As	Frank Capra's 'Meet John Doe' John Doe, Dynamite
Genre	Comedy :: Drama :: Romance
Date Released	3 May 1941
Production	Afriki Projection
Related Dates	1941 Movies May 1941 Movies

Trivia and Quotes

Trivia

Director Frank Capra tested the film in different areas of the US with four different endings to determine which one to keep. In one, John Willoughby commits suicide. In another, Ann Mitchell persuades him not to leap from City Hall. Inspired by a letter signed "John Doe," Capra filmed a fifth and final ending in which Mitchell talks some sense into Willoughby and then faints into his arms.

The tune that the main characters constantly play on their sweet potatoes is "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor`s Life for Me)" from Pinocchio (1940)

Frank Capra`s first choice for the role of Ann Mitchell was Ann Sheridan. However, she was vetoed by Warner Bros. in a contract dispute.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no "longer" version of this film. The film has always run 123 minutes. However, the original publicity erroneously stated it was 132 minutes; the publicist accidentally flipped the last two numbers. For years, historians assumed that all reissue prints had been cut by 9 minutes, until an original fine grain master was uncovered, and also turned out to run 123 minutes. This is the only running time for the film.

Frank Capra didn`t want anyone to play John Doe except Gary Cooper, who agreed to the part (without reading a script) for two reasons: he had enjoyed working with Capra on Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) and he wanted to work with Barbara Stanwyck.

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