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The Secret Call

"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.

Top Cast

  • Richard Arlen

    Richard Arlen

    Tom Blake

  • Peggy Shannon

    Peggy Shannon

    Wanda Kelly

  • William B. Davidson

    William B. Davidson

    Jim Blake

  • Charles Trowbridge

    Charles Trowbridge

    Phil Roberts

  • Ned Sparks

    Ned Sparks

    Bert Benedict

  • Jane Keithley

    Jane Keithley

    Grace Roberts

  • Selmer Jackson

    Selmer Jackson

    Matt Stanton

  • Jed Prouty

    Jed Prouty

    Jim Neligan

  • Charles D. Brown

    Charles D. Brown

    Bob Barnes

Overview

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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