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?
The Magnificent Dope has generally received positive reviews.
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The Magnificent Dope was released in 1942 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving The Magnificent Dope (1942) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Magnificent Dope than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 67%, The Magnificent Dope is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1942, which stands at 61%.
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