The Secret Call

"A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!"

1931 1h 13m EN

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!”

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Cast

Richard Arlen
Tom Blake
Peggy Shannon
Wanda Kelly
William B. Davidson
Jim Blake
Charles Trowbridge
Phil Roberts
Ned Sparks
Bert Benedict
Jane Keithley
Grace Roberts
Selmer Jackson
Matt Stanton
Jed Prouty
Jim Neligan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stuart Walker
Writers: Eve Unsell, Arthur Kober
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stuart Walker, shot by David Abel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Richard Arlen and Peggy Shannon and William B. Davidson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0022355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stuart Walker directs. David Abel behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Stuart Walker, shot by David Abel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Richard Arlen and Peggy Shannon and William B. Davidson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A girl's struggle for revenge and against love!".
7IMDB entry: tt0022355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "hotel", "blackmail", "senator", "politician".