The Magnificent Dope
1942 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 474 VOTES · DIR. Walter Lang
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?
Dialogue Timeline — 1,378 lines
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00:01:04 Forty six. Dawson Institute.
00:04:48 The biggest failure in the United States.
00:08:03 That young man is certainly in a rut.
00:10:48 But you see the money was just incidental.
00:13:45 You said your train doesn't leave until morning. Well that's fine.
00:17:33 "A man eating alone, is the saddest thing known."
00:21:09 So, the farmer said "well, that's the best I can do".
00:24:49 And if we ..
00:27:49 I wouldn't say that. There's lots of ..
00:31:32 Why, I can't understand it. I've never dozed off like that before.
00:35:05 If I were you, I wouldn't waste a moment getting to them.
00:38:37 I'll meet you in the office Dwight. I have to file these.
00:42:45 I'll go Jenny, it's probably Mr Dawson. ─ Yes, ma'am.
00:45:49 Ah no. Champagne and business don't go together.
00:48:41 Mammy's little baby loves shortening, shortening.
00:52:04 And I'm going to show it off, now Horace, take it in.
00:55:16 What I mean is ..
00:58:30 It costs too much.
01:01:34 An old man will be dependent on you and that man will be yourself.
01:04:59 When they examine you and see your blood pressure ..
01:08:22 The down-payment we discussed is quite sufficient.
01:11:45 No, nobody else was hired.
01:15:52 Well, I'm sorry son.
01:19:18 What did you say? ─ I said you're physically okay.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,378
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:01:04
Final line01:19:18
Production Record
DirectorWalter Lang
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes474