The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Stuart WalkerDirector
- Eve UnsellWriter
- Arthur KoberScreenplay
Cast
- Richard ArlenTom Blake
- Peggy ShannonWanda Kelly
- William B. DavidsonJim Blake
- Charles TrowbridgePhil Roberts
- Ned SparksBert Benedict
- Jane KeithleyGrace Roberts
- Selmer JacksonMatt Stanton
- Jed ProutyJim Neligan
- Charles D. BrownBob Barnes
- Harry BeresfordFrank Kelly
- Elaine BakerVera Lorraine (uncredited)
- Claire DoddMaisie (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
hotelblackmailsenatorpoliticianbased on play or musicalrevengesecretaryreporterlove affairbriberyframe uppolitical corruption