The Secret Call
24/07/1931
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.
Movie Information
Richard Arlen
as Tom Blake
Peggy Shannon
as Wanda Kelly
William B. Davidson
as Jim Blake
Charles Trowbridge
as Phil Roberts
Ned Sparks
as Bert Benedict
Jane Keithley
as Grace Roberts
Selmer Jackson
as Matt Stanton
Jed Prouty
as Jim Neligan
Charles D. Brown
as Bob Barnes
Harry Beresford
as Frank Kelly
Elaine Baker
as Vera Lorraine (uncredited)
Claire Dodd
as Maisie (uncredited)
Patricia Farr
as Ellen (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
as Bill, Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited)
Frances Moffett
as Gwen Allen (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Fillmore (uncredited)
