Summary
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.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Democracy
-- Drama.
Political corruption -- Drama. Feature films. |
| Publisher | [Place of publication not identified] :Miracle Pictures,2003 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Contributors |
Cooper, Gary,
1901-1961, actor. Stanwyck, Barbara, 1907-1990, actor. Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974, actor. Arnold, Edward, 1890-1956, actor. Gleason, James, 1886-1959, actor. Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957, actor. Byington, Spring, 1886-1971, actor. Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, director, producer. Riskin, Robert, screenwriter. Connell, Richard, 1893-1949, screenwriter. Presnell, Robert, 1894-1969, screenwriter. Miracle Pictures (Firm), presenter. |
| Participants/Performers |
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, Spring Byington. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, George Barnes; art director, Stephen Goossen; editor, Daniel Mandell; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from disc surface. Videodisc release of the 1941 motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD ; region free. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |