The Secret Call
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“A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!”
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.
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Richard Arlen
Tom Blake
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
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Peggy Shannon
Wanda Kelly
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Arthur Kober
David Abel
Stuart Walker
William B. Davidson
Jim Blake
Known for
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William C. de Mille
Eve Unsell
Charles Trowbridge
Phil Roberts
Known for
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William C. deMille
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William B Davidson
Jim Blake
Ned Sparks
Bert Benedict
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Stuart Walker Director · Arthur Kober Screenplay Eve Unsell Writer
United States release July 24, 1931 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · July 24, 1931
Theatrical
Ireland
January 8, 1932
Portugal
October 25, 1933
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