Meet John Doe (1941)

Drama Comedy Romance Directed by Frank Capra
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As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

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  1. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
    "Alongside Mr. Deeds, the Coens cite Meet John Doe as a key reference for Hudsucker — the suicide motif, the cynical newsroom, and the manufactured-populist-hero structure all run directly through Capra's 1941 film." source

Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra, has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as The Hudsucker Proxy. Check out the citations below.