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The Magnificent Dope

1942·Directed by Walter Lang

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Released
July 1, 1942
Runtime
1h 23m

About The Magnificent Dope

  • Comedy

Synopsis

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?

Director
  • Walter Lang
Writers
  • George Seaton
  • JSJoseph Schrank

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Henry FondaThadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
  • Lynn BariClaire Harris
  • Don AmecheDwight Dawson
  • Edward Everett HortonHorace Hunter
  • George BarbierJames Roger Barker
  • Frank OrthMessenger
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