Lois Ames — Man Wanted Character Profile

About Lois Ames

Editor of 400 Magazine married to the neglectful Fred. She hires Tom Sherman as her secretary, and they fall in love. After discovering Fred's affair with Anna Le Marie, she initiates an amicable divorce and ultimately reciprocates Tom's feelings, ending with them kissing.

Lois Ames — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Kay Francis

Appears in

Man Wanted (1932)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Lois Ames — Conflict Rival — Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman (Una Merkel)

  Both connected to Tom Sherman

• Lois Ames — Professional Employer — Miss Harper (Elizabeth Patterson)

  Lois is Miss Harper's boss

• Lois Ames — Conflict Rival — Ann Le Marie (Claire Dodd)

  Both connected to Fred Ames

• Lois Ames — Family Husband — Fred Ames (Kenneth Thomson)

  Married couple with marital issues

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More characters from Man Wanted

• Thomas 'Tom' / 'Tommy' Sherman (David Manners)
• Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman (Una Merkel)
• Andy Doyle (Andy Devine)
• Impatient Man in Lois' Office (Uncredited) (Jack Chefe)
• Fred Ames (Kenneth Thomson)
• Waiter at Fred's Party (Uncredited) (Eric Wilton)
• Ann Le Marie (Claire Dodd)
• Speakeasy Waiter (Uncredited) (Lee Phelps)
• New Secretary (Uncredited) (Betty Farrington)
• Miss Smith, Receptionist (Uncredited) (Charlotte Merriam)
• Mr. Orca (Uncredited) (Douglas Gerrard)
• Fred's Party Guest (Uncredited) (Jack Trent)