Film · Drama, Romance
The Secret Call (1931)
★ 7.7 · 3 votes1 h 13 minDrama, Romance1931
A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!
The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced to working as a switchboard operator, Wanda is privy to the many secrets and indiscretions of the clients of a big-city hotel. She also finds romance in the form of handsome Tom Blake (Richard Arlen). The huge cast of characters comes in handy for the film's multitude of subplots, none of which ever get their wires crossed. Peggy Shannon acquits herself nicely in her first major role, but by the end of the decade her career was in decline.
- Director
- Stuart Walker
- Writers
- William C. deMille, Eve Unsell, Arthur Kober
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- July 24, 1931
Cast
Richard ArlenTom Blake
Peggy ShannonWanda Kelly
William B. DavidsonJim Blake
Charles TrowbridgePhil Roberts
Ned SparksBert Benedict- Jane KeithleyGrace Roberts
Selmer JacksonMatt Stanton
Jed ProutyJim Neligan
Charles D. BrownBob Barnes
Harry BeresfordFrank Kelly- Elaine BakerVera Lorraine (uncredited)
Claire DoddMaisie (uncredited)
Patricia FarrEllen (uncredited)- Perry IvinsBill, Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited)
- Frances MoffettGwen Allen (uncredited)
Larry SteersFillmore (uncredited)
