The Magnificent Dope

Name: The Magnificent Dope
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1942-07-01
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton, George Barbier

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

7.2(10 votes)

1h 23m

July 1, 1942

Comedy

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?