Year: 1942
Runtime: 83 mins
Language: English
Director: Walter Lang
Dwight Dawson runs a failing “success school” and concocts a publicity stunt: a contest to crown the nation’s biggest failure. The winner, laid‑back Tad Page, embraces his lazy lifestyle and tries to sway Dawson’s students to his own philosophy. Dawson hopes to win Tad’s favor by exploiting Tad’s interest in Claire Harris, unaware that Claire is already engaged to him, setting the stage for drama.
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