The Magnificent Dope (1942)
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?
- Date of release
- 1942-07-01
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Walter Lang
Casting
- Henry Fonda — Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
- Lynn Bari — Claire Harris
- Don Ameche — Dwight Dawson
- Edward Everett Horton — Horace Hunter
- George Barbier — James Roger Barker
- Frank Orth — Messenger
- Roseanne Murray — Dawson's Secretary
- Marietta Canty — Jenny
- Hobart Cavanaugh — Albert Gowdy
- Hal K. Dawson — Charlie
- Josephine Whittell — Mrs. Hunter
- Arthur Loft — Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman
Interesting facts
The Magnificent Dope is a 1942 American comedy film released by 20th Century Fox. It is also known as Lazy Galahad, Strictly Dynamite and The Magnificent Jerk.
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