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The Magnificent Dope (1942)

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Release Date: Jul 3, 1942 Wide

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In order to be permitted to appear in "prestige" items like Grapes of Wrath and The Ox-Bow Incident, Henry Fonda had to agree to appear in such inconsequential fluff as The Magnificent Dope. On its own terms, however, this gentle satire of the "Dale Carnegie" school of self-help is pretty funny. Don Ameche plays Dwight Dawson, the owner of a success school which isn't all that successful. Dawson's secretary-sweetheart, Claire Harris (Lynn Bari), suggests a publicity stunt which might improve

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Walter Lang

In Theaters: Jul 3, 1942 Wide

20th Century Fox

Cast

Henry Fonda
Tad Page
Don Ameche
Dwight Dawson
Edward Everett Horton
Horace Hunter
George Barbier
Barker
Frank Orth
Messenger
Roseanne Murray
Dawson's Secretary
Kitty McHugh
Sadie
Marietta Canty
Jennie
Hobart Cavanaugh
Albert Gowdy
Hal K. Dawson
Charlie
Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Hunter
Arthur Loft
Fire Engine Salesman
Chick Chandler
Reporter
Paul Stanton
Peters
Claire Du Brey
Secretary
Harry Hayden
Frank Mitchell
Pierre Watkin
Carson
Lynn Bari
Claire Harris
Gladys Blake
Another Secretary
Ralph Brooks
Man
William B. Davidson
Mr. Reindel
Harry Depp
Man
Byron Foulger
Man
Kenneth Gibson
Carey Harrison
Man
Frank Jaquet
Man
Paul McVey
John
Jack Mower
Man
Lawrence Wheat
Man
Larry Williams
Man
Charles Meakin

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It's a dopey Capraesque comedy that is anything but magnificent.

June 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Sempre o sujeito de bom car�ter, Fonda cativa o espectador - mas a ingenuidade excessiva do filme acaba datando a produ��o.

January 22, 2004 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

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