The Magnificent Dope
1942 · Walter Lang · 83 min
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?
Henry FondaThadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
Lynn BariClaire Harris
Don AmecheDwight Dawson
Edward Everett HortonHorace Hunter
George BarbierJames Roger Barker
Frank OrthMessengerRoseanne MurrayDawson's Secretary
Marietta CantyJenny
Hobart CavanaughAlbert Gowdy
Hal K. DawsonCharlie
Josephine WhittellMrs. Hunter
Arthur LoftMr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman
Paul StantonPeters
Claire Du BreyPeter's Secretary
William B. DavidsonMr. Reindel
