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The Magnificent Dope

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

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The Magnificent Dope — Plot

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?

  • Release date
  • July 1, 1942
  • Runtime
  • 83 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Walter Lang

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The Magnificent Dope — Cast

Henry Fonda photo Henry Fonda Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page Lynn Bari photo Lynn Bari Claire Harris Don Ameche photo Don Ameche Dwight Dawson Edward Everett Horton photo Edward Everett Horton Horace Hunter George Barbier photo George Barbier James Roger Barker Frank Orth photo Frank Orth Messenger Roseanne Murray Dawson's Secretary Marietta Canty photo Marietta Canty Jenny

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