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The Magnificent Dope

NR
Movie
1942
1h 23m
English
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?
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Henry Fonda
Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Lynn Bari
Claire Harris
Don Ameche
Dwight Dawson
George Barbier
James Roger Barker
Frank Orth
Messenger
Roseanne Murray
Dawson's Secretary
Hobart Cavanaugh
Albert Gowdy
Arthur Loft
Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman
Claire Du Brey
Peter's Secretary
Harry Hayden
Mitchell
Bess Flowers
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Fifth Man to Leave Class (uncredite...
Charles Trowbridge
Examining Doctor (uncredited)
Directed By: Walter Lang
Written By: George Seaton (Screenplay), Joseph Schrank (Story)

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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
Don Ameche ("Dawson") and Lynn Bari ("Claire") concoct a scheme to open a school to teach the naive and the gullible how to be successful. Their first mark turns out to be "Tad" (Henry Fonda) who enters their competition to win $50 and a free course. He's not so fussed about the course, but his two More
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