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The Magnificent Dope

7.319421h 23mNRMovieComedy

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…

DirectorWalter Lang
WritersGeorge Seaton·Joseph Schrank

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Cast · Directed by Walter Lang

HFHenry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Thadeus Winship 'Tad' Page
LBLynn Bari
Lynn Bari
Claire Harris
DADon Ameche
Don Ameche
Dwight Dawson
EHEdward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Horace Hunter
GBGeorge Barbier
George Barbier
James Roger Barker
FOFrank Orth
Frank Orth
Messenger
RM
Roseanne Murray
Dawson's Secretary
MCMarietta Canty
Marietta Canty
Jenny
HCHobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
Albert Gowdy
HDHal K. Dawson
Hal K. Dawson
Charlie
JWJosephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Hunter
ALArthur Loft
Arthur Loft
Mr. Morton, Fire Engine Salesman

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The Magnificent Dope — streaming FAQ

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The Magnificent Dope isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

Is The Magnificent Dope on Netflix?

No, The Magnificent Dope is not on Netflix in Canada as of September 2026.

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The Magnificent Dope hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 19, 1942. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.