- Title: The Magnificent Dope
- Original Title: The Magnificent Dope
- Release Date: 01/07/1942
- Tagline: Meet the All-American Jerk...Ladies' Man De Luxe!
- Duration:83 Min / 01:23
- Country:US
- Genre:Comedy
About Film
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?
Movie Rating: 7.2
Total Votes: 10
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Geronimo1967
7/10
Don Ameche ("Dawson") and Lynn Bari ("Claire") concoct a scheme to open a school to teach the naive and the gullible how to be successful. Their first mark turns out to be "Tad" (Henry Fonda) who enters their competition to win $50 and a free course. He's not so fussed about the course, but his two new friends set about trying to manipulate him...
