The Secret Call
A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!
1931 | 73m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Walker, Robert Lee |
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| Writer: | Eve Unsell, Arthur Kober |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 24, 1931 |
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| Director: | Stuart Walker, Robert Lee |
| Writer: | Eve Unsell, Arthur Kober |
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| Keywords | hotel, blackmail, senator, politician, revenge, based on play or musical, secretary, reporter, love affair, bribery, frame up, political corruption, graft, switchboard operator, imminent scandal, father and daughter |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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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) |
| Patricia Farr | Ellen (uncredited) |
| Perry Ivins | Bill, Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Frances Moffett | Gwen Allen (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Fillmore (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Eve Unsell | Writer |
| Stuart Walker | Director |
| David Abel | Director of Photography |
| William C. deMille | Theatre Play |
| Robert Lee | Co-Director |
| Arthur Kober | Screenplay |
| Elwood Bredell | Still Photographer |
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