The Magnificent Dope
movie
Meet the All-American Jerk...Ladies' Man De Luxe!
Released July 01, 1942
Genres:
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
as
Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Lynn Bari
as
Claire Harris
Don Ameche
as
Dwight Dawson
Edward Everett Horton
as
Horace Hunter
George Barbier
as
James Roger Barker
Frank Orth
as
Messenger
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Roseanne Murray
as
Dawson's Secretary
Marietta Canty
as
Jenny
Hobart Cavanaugh
as
Albert Gowdy
Hal K. Dawson
as
Charlie
Josephine Whittell
as
Mrs. Hunter
Arthur Loft
as
Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman
