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The Magnificent Dope

Name: The Magnificent Dope
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1942-07-01
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton, George Barbier

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

1942 · 1h 23m · 7.3 on TMDB

NR

Comedy

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?

Cast

Horace Hunter

George Barbier

James Roger Barker

Frank Orth

Messenger

Roseanne Murray

Dawson's Secretary

Marietta Canty

Jenny

Hobart Cavanaugh

Albert Gowdy

Hal K. Dawson

Charlie

Josephine Whittell

Mrs. Hunter

Arthur Loft

Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman

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