Overview - The Magnificent Dope

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy

Runtime: 83 minutes

Homepage: The Magnificent Dope

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: 20th Century Fox

    Production country United States of America

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?

Cast

  • Name: Henry Fonda

    Character: Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page

    Popularity: 1.9151

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  • Name: Lynn Bari

    Character: Claire Harris

    Popularity: 0.2874

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  • Name: Don Ameche

    Character: Dwight Dawson

    Popularity: 0.5148

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  • Name: Edward Everett Horton

    Character: Horace Hunter

    Popularity: 1.2712

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  • Name: George Barbier

    Character: James Roger Barker

    Popularity: 0.3327

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  • Name: Frank Orth

    Character: Messenger

    Popularity: 0.1764

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  • Name: Roseanne Murray

    Character: Dawson's Secretary

    Popularity: 0.0816

  • Name: Marietta Canty

    Character: Jenny

    Popularity: 0.3113

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