The Magnificent Dope
The Magnificent Dope
Release: 1942-07-01
·Runtime: 83m
·★ 7.2
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?
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cast
Edward Everett Horton
as Horace Hunter
Hal K. Dawson
as Charlie
Arthur Loft
as Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman
Paul Stanton
as Peters
Harry Hayden
as Mitchell
Henry Fonda
as Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Frank Orth
as Messenger
William B. Davidson
as Mr. Reindel
Bess Flowers
as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Lynn Bari
as Claire Harris
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Albert Gowdy
Byron Foulger
as Fifth Man to Leave Class (uncredited)
Don Ameche
as Dwight Dawson
George Barbier
as James Roger Barker
Marietta Canty
as Jenny
Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Hunter
Claire Du Brey
as Peter's Secretary
Pierre Watkin
as Carson
Charles Trowbridge
as Examining Doctor (uncredited)
