The Magnificent Dope
Comedy
Meet the All-American Jerk...Ladies' Man De Luxe!
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?
1942-07-01
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Cast
Director
Walter Lang
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
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
Paul Stanton as Peters
Claire Du Brey as Peter's Secretary
William B. Davidson as Mr. Reindel
Harry Hayden as Mitchell
Pierre Watkin as Carson
Bess Flowers as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Byron Foulger as Fifth Man to Leave Class (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge as Examining Doctor (uncredited)