Man Wanted (1932)

Lois is the editor of the 400 Magazine and is a work-a-holic. When Tom comes to her office to sell her a rowing machine, he leaves as her personal secretary. After a short time, he is an ... See full summary »

Director:

William Dieterle

Writers:

Robert Lord (story), Charles Kenyon (adaptation)

Stars:

Kay Francis, David Manners, Una Merkel

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kay Francis	...	Lois Ames
David Manners	...	Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman
Una Merkel	...	Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
Andy Devine	...	Andy Doyle
Kenneth Thomson	...	Fred 'Freddie' Ames
Claire Dodd	...	Ann Le Maire
Elizabeth Patterson	...	Miss Harper, Lois' Secretary
Edward Van Sloan	...	Mr. Walters, French & Sprague Manager
Robert Greig	...	Harper (scenes deleted)
Frank Coghlan Jr.	...	Youngster in Store (as Junior Coghlan)

Storyline

Lois is the editor of the 400 Magazine and is a work-a-holic. When Tom comes to her office to sell her a rowing machine, he leaves as her personal secretary. After a short time, he is an executive decision maker who works closely with Lois, and he falls for her. But Lois is married to playboy Fred, and for that reason, Tom decides to marry Ruth and leave the firm.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | rowing | playboy | magazine | editor | 

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Dangerous Brunette

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Guy Kibbee (Devins) and Virginia Sale (Miss Winkler) are listed in studio records for acting in this movie, but were not seen. Robert Greig is credited onscreen as Harper, a role played by Elizabeth Patterson.

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Soundtracks

"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes"
(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Burke
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Played by the nightclub orchestra
Sung by Una Merkel

User Reviews

Refreshingly Contemporary Programmer With Kay Francis

This was the first of five outings together for director William Dieterle and Kay Francis. It's highly entertaining and contemporary in feel. Managing editor Kay hires David Manners as her male secretary. Her man-about-town husband, Kenneth Thomson, could care less as he has his eye on playgirl Claire Dodd. When Kay discovers that the emotional charge between her and hubby is lacking and for what reason, she's dissapointed, but holds no grudge. The way this is all written is quite human and provocative. Lovely photography by Gregg Toland(who later did CITIZEN KANE) is impressive. Supporting cast includes Una Merkle and Andy Devine. Kay gives a breezy, yet sensitive portrayal and the film is watchable many times over.