The Secret Call

The Secret Call

A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!

1931 · 73 min · ★ 7.7

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.

Directed by Stuart Walker · Written by Eve Unsell

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Richard Arlen Tom Blake
Peggy Shannon Wanda Kelly
William B. Davidson Jim Blake
Charles Trowbridge Phil Roberts
Ned Sparks Bert Benedict
Jane Keithley Grace Roberts
Selmer Jackson Matt Stanton
Jed Prouty Jim Neligan
Charles D. Brown Bob Barnes
Harry Beresford Frank Kelly
Elaine Baker Vera Lorraine (uncredited)
Claire Dodd Maisie (uncredited)

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