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The Magnificent Dope

1942 · 1h 23m · Comedy · United States of America · Rated U (GB)

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?

Directed by
Walter Lang
Written by
George Seaton
Story by
Joseph Schrank
Starring
Henry Fonda, Lynn Bari, Don Ameche, Edward Everett Horton
6.2Smart score

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contestnew york citytrickery
RatingU (GB)

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