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Man Wanted (1932) was a Romance - Comedy Film directed by William Dieterle and produced by Hal B. Wallis.

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Pre-Code Corner: Man Wanted?? Experience Necessary

By Kim Luperi on Oct 6, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Pre-Code Corner: Man Wanted ? Experience Necessary ?Can’t you get it through your fat head that today there’s just as many serious-minded women in business as men. When you meet them you don’t have to treat them as if you were out on a party.? That?s right, Tom (David Manners). But... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: MAN WANTED (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 12, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: MAN WANTED (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 12, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: MAN WANTED (1932)

By Jennifer Garlen on Sep 12, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit... Read full article


Pre-Code: Man Wanted(1932).

By Dawn on May 9, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Man Wanted (1932). Romance. Here is another wonderful pre-Code comedy. The casting, acting are all very entertaining. The humor is very sophisticated. Kay Francis, is perfect playing the role of a worldly woman with a open marriage. The way she deals with her husband's many adulteries makes her cha... Read full article


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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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Also directed by William Dieterle




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Also produced by Hal B. Wallis




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Also released in 1932




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