The Magnificent Dope
Meet the All-American Jerk...Ladies' Man De Luxe!
1942 | 83m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Walter Lang |
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| Writer: | George Seaton, Joseph Schrank |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1942 |
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| Director: | Walter Lang |
| Writer: | George Seaton, Joseph Schrank |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | new york city, contest, trickery |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Paul Stanton | Peters |
| Claire Du Brey | Peter's Secretary |
| William B. Davidson | Mr. Reindel |
| Harry Hayden | Mitchell |
| Pierre Watkin | Carson |
| Bess Flowers | Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Fifth Man to Leave Class (uncredited) |
| Charles Trowbridge | Examining Doctor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Walter Lang | Director |
| George Seaton | Screenplay |
| Joseph Schrank | Story |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position
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 to stick around, to attract new students and to help them keep the bank from defaulting on a big loan. Their problem is, the more "Tad" is introduced to their would-be clients, the more he convinces them that there is simply no need for their services and soon they are determined to be shot of him. Snag? Well, of course, "Claire" has started to fall for the charm and innocence of "Tad" and when "Dawson" tries to use that to his advantage, things start to get a bit messy. The three at the top of the bill gel well here, with Fonda comng across well as the not so imbecilic yokel. The script is often quite amusing and well delivered, and there are a few entertaining supporting contributions from George Barbier and Edward Everett-Horton to keep it all moving along well for just shy of eight minutes.