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The Magnificent Dope (1942)

The Magnificent Dope (1942)

Comedy

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

Release Date: 1942, July 1
Directors: Walter Lang
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Henry Fonda, Bess Flowers, Claire Du Brey, Don Ameche, Hobart Cavanaugh, Pierre Watkin, Josephine Whittell, Byron Foulger, Harry Hayden, Lynn Bari, Marietta Canty, Edward Everett Horton

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?

Keywords:

new york city contest trickery