The Magnificent Dope

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 1942

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

20th Century Fox

Cast

Pierre Watkin,Arthur Loft,William B. Davidson,Frank Orth,Marietta Canty,Edward Everett Horton,Claire Du Brey,Hal K. Dawson,Charles Trowbridge,Paul Stantonand 10 more

Director

Walter Lang

Writer

George Seaton,Joseph Schrank

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0035016