When Capra became an almost predictable mark. Too 'speechy', but Stanwyck and Arnold are always convincing. Cooper is too hansome for the character but has the right simplicity. A like tha part when little towners talks to Cooper, Satnwyck and Arnold.
Description:A spunky journalist, fired by the paper's new owners, hatches a clever scheme to get her job back. On her last day of work, she "discovers" a letter written by a ... Full Descriptionman lamenting the selfishness and injustice of the world--and announcing his plans to kill himself on Christmas Eve as a protest. The fraudulA spunky journalist, fired by the paper's new owners, hatches a clever scheme to get her job back. On her last day of work, she "discovers" a letter written by a ... Full Descriptionman lamenting the selfishness and injustice of the world--and announcing his plans to kill himself on Christmas Eve as a protest. The fraudulent missive proves to be a terrific public relations stunt, creating an incredible wave of public support for the man while pushing the paper's readership to an all-time high. But now they need someone to play his role, and they find their reluctant hero in the form of a handsome, naive vagabond. The soft-spoken tramp wants only to make it back to baseball's big leagues, but the common folk love his homespun ways and he soon becomes a candidate for political office.
Reporter Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) is fired from her job by an unscrupulous newspaper tycoon and retaliates by printing a fake suicide note to the editor signed by a fictional "John Doe." The letter is picked up by the public as a rallying point, as Mr. Doe claimed to be so distraught by the problems of society that he'd rather end his own life in protest. But the tycoon uses the publicity as part of a secret plan, hiring a down-on-his-luck unemployed man (Gary Cooper) to impersonate Doe--establishing him as an American symbol and creating a new political movement in the process. Frank Capra's endearing classic also stars the great character actors Walter Brennan and James Gleason. ... (more)(less)
“When Capra became an almost predictable mark. Too 'speechy', but Stanwyck and Arnold are always convincing. Cooper is too hansome for the character but has the right simplicity. A like tha part when little towners talks to Cooper, Satnwyck and Arnold.” read more
Michael M added this to a list 2 weeks, 4 days ago
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Plot: A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins.
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Director: Frank Capra
Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold
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Story: 7 | Story Idea: 8 | Acting: 7 | Score: 6 | Visuals: 6
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ToonHead2102 added this to a list 1 year, 3 months ago
"19.4. - TV
Tähän mennessä nähdyistä Caproista huonoin, katsottavan arvoinen oli silti. Muutamia Frankielle ominaisia juttuja taas löytyy, esimerkiksi tarinan kuljettaminen eteenpäin lehtiotsikoiden kuvilla (taisi olla muutenkin ihan yleistä noihin aikoihin) ja pari sellaista, mitenkäs sen sanoisi, spiikkiä normi-ihmisten puolesta tai jotain, tosi vaikea keksiä sopivaa ilmaisua. No anyway, ylipituutta tällä oli eikä leffa muutenkaan meinannut jaksaa kantaa loppuun asti.
Walter"
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