The Secret Call (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.
Director:
Stuart Walker
Writer:
Arthur Kober
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Richard Arlen as Tom Blake |
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Peggy Shannon as Wanda Kelly |
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William B. Davidson as Jim Blake |
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Charles Trowbridge as Phil Roberts |
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Ned Sparks as Bert Benedict |
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Jane Keithley as Grace Roberts |
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Selmer Jackson as Matt Stanton |
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Jed Prouty as Jim Neligan |
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Charles D. Brown as Bob Barnes |
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Harry Beresford as Frank Kelly |
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Elaine Baker as Vera Lorraine (uncredited) |
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Claire Dodd as Maisie (uncredited) |
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Patricia Farr as Ellen (uncredited) |
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Perry Ivins as Bill, Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Frances Moffett as Gwen Allen (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Fillmore (uncredited) |
| Directing | Stuart Walker | Director |
| Camera | David Abel | Director of Photography |
| Writing | William C. deMille | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Eve Unsell | Writer |
| Directing | Robert Lee | Co-Director |
| Writing | Arthur Kober | Screenplay |
| Camera | Elwood Bredell | Still Photographer |
