The Magnificent Dope (1942)
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?
- Released
- 1942-07-01
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Walter Lang, George Seaton
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- Henry Fonda as Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
- Lynn Bari as Claire Harris
- Don Ameche as Dwight Dawson
- Edward Everett Horton as Horace Hunter
- George Barbier as James Roger Barker
- Frank Orth as Messenger
- Roseanne Murray as Dawson's Secretary
- Marietta Canty as Jenny
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Albert Gowdy
- Hal K. Dawson as Charlie
- Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Hunter
- Arthur Loft as Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman