The Secret Call
The Secret Call
Release: 1931-07-24
·Runtime: 73m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Jed Prouty
as Jim Neligan
Patricia Farr
as Ellen (uncredited)
Ned Sparks
as Bert Benedict
Selmer Jackson
as Matt Stanton
Peggy Shannon
as Wanda Kelly
William B. Davidson
as Jim Blake
Charles Trowbridge
as Phil Roberts
Charles D. Brown
as Bob Barnes
Harry Beresford
as Frank Kelly
Claire Dodd
as Maisie (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Fillmore (uncredited)
Richard Arlen
as Tom Blake
