The Magnificent Dope

Name: The Magnificent Dope
Director: Walter Lang
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1942
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton, George Barbier

19421h 23mdir. Walter Langscreenplay George Seatonstory Joseph Schrank

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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?

Cast

Henry Fonda Lynn Bari Don Ameche Edward Everett Horton George Barbier Frank Orth

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