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Meet John Doe

Summary: A penniless drifter (Gary Cooper) is recruited by an ambitious columnist (Barbara Stanwyck) to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
Runtime: 2 h 02 min
MPAA: Passed

Country: United States
Language: English
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