Man Wanted

Man Wanted is an American movie from 1932 with Kay Francis in the lead role.

Action

Lois Ames is a very successful chief editor of 400 Magazine. She leads an unhappy marriage with Fred Ames, who spends his life playing polo and with other women. Lois adheres to the motto of Do not Ask - Do not Tell, because she wants to be a modern, open-minded wife and no old-fashioned nag. She has already buried all romantic dreams, as they young, attractive Thomas Sherman sets one day as secretary. Soon, it crackles between the two, but Lois is not willing to jeopardize their marriage for a flirt. Things come to a climax when Lois Thomas for a weekend invite to her house in the Hamptons. In parallel, her husband has invited his current mistress. After many complications the corresponding pairs found each other but still be together and happy.

Background

Kay Francis had risen within a few months to a popular actress melodramatic women's lives, even if their home studio Paramount was not sure how it should use the actress. After some successes with William Powell Francis was especially among female viewers popular for their ability to carry extravagant wardrobes on the canvas with the utmost self-evident. Her films often showed Francis as a woman to endure the endless vicissitudes has on the search for true happiness. The middle of 1931 it had been poached in the course of a so-called talent raid by Warner Brothers, together with Ruth Chatterton and William Powell for a much higher salary, although their current contract was not yet complete. The procedure caused much excitement. After Warner had initially provided the salon comedy The Rich Are Always With Us for Francis ' debut, the role went to Chatterton. Darryl F. Zanuck came the beginning of 1932 to the notion of A Dangerous brunette. The film, which received the final title Man Wanted shortly before rental was produced with some effort and Francis was finally the long awaited star billing. The financial success helped her the final breakthrough as one of the leading actresses of romantic women's lives.

William Dieterle and Kay Francis should later turn four more films together, Jewel Robbery, The White Angel and Another Dawn

Reviews

The New York Times was full of praise in her review:

" Kay Francis shines throughout the film much charm [ and ] dresses with a lot of taste. "

Similarly positive expressed the LA Illustrated Daily News:

" It is good and light entertainment, which also benefited from the luxurious sets, good dialogues, interesting plot and some good performers. Miss Francis looks great and wears as usual some really extraordinary dresses that emphasize the impression of a woman who did not, as usual, finds happiness at work and in the home environment. "

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