The Magnificent Dope (1942)

07/01/1942 (US) • 1h 23m

Comedy

Meet the All-American Jerk...Ladies' Man De Luxe!

Overview

Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" takes his course. But winner Tad Page is contented with his idle, lazy life and threatens to convert Dawson's other students to his philosophy. Dawson captalizes on Tad's attraction to Claire Harris to win him over; but will Tad find out Claire is really engaged to Dawson?

Top Billed Cast

Henry Fonda

Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page

Lynn Bari

Claire Harris

Don Ameche

Dwight Dawson

George Barbier

James Roger Barker

Frank Orth

Messenger

Roseanne Murray

Dawson's Secretary

Hobart Cavanaugh

Albert Gowdy


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

new york city

contest

trickery

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