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The Secret Call (1931)
70 min | Drama, Romance

The Secret Call (1931)

70 min | Drama, Romance

City Commissioner Frank Kelly commits suicide after political boss Jim Blake frames him in Blake's own grafting racket. Kelly's daughter Wanda, who is in love with Blake's son Tom, vows revenge against Blake when he insists innocent men do...See moreCity Commissioner Frank Kelly commits suicide after political boss Jim Blake frames him in Blake's own grafting racket. Kelly's daughter Wanda, who is in love with Blake's son Tom, vows revenge against Blake when he insists innocent men do not commit suicide. A year later, Wanda is head telephone operator at the Hotel Keswick, where Blake conducts business. Meanwhile, The Bulletin has been printing stories implicating Blake in Kelly's demise. In order to divert attention from himself, Blake creates a scandal involving Senator Matt Stanton, who is spearheading the investigation of him. At the hotel, Blake blackmails Stanton into dropping his reform bill by threatening to expose Stanton's past love affair in the next morning's newspaper. Meanwhile, Bulletin reporter Bert Benedict offers to pay Wanda to listen in on Blake's calls. Unaware of the name of Stanton's former liaison, Blake sends henchman Jim Neligan to pay the hotel operator for the phone number of Stanton's next call, assuming he will be calling the woman to warn her. When Tom's brother-in-law, Senator Phil Roberts, who is in league with Blake, calls the same number, Wanda realizes Blake's own daughter Grace is the woman, and refuses to report to either Benedict or Neligan. Blake, meanwhile, pays Stanton's ex-secretary, Vera Lorraine, to give him the name, and she promises to deliver it the next morning. That night, Tom and Wanda spend a romantic evening together after a year's separation, and she tells him his father has come between them. The next morning, Grace arrives at the hotel and Wanda warns her to stop her father's involvement in the Stanton scandal. When Vera telephones, Wanda intercepts the call. As the press waits, Grace runs to Tom for help and Wanda is ordered to report to Blake. When Blake realizes Kelly's daughter is the woman he tried to bribe, he threatens to put her in prison for intercepting Vera's call. Wanda resists naming Grace until Blake cruelly reminds Wanda of her father's fate. As Tom and Grace arrive, Wanda blurts out Grace's phone number and Blake, mortified, says he is through with politics. Wanda then gives Benedict a tip that she will marry Tom. See less

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Arlen Tom Blake Tom Blake See fewer	Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Peggy Shannon Wanda Kelly Wanda Kelly See fewer	Deluge (1933)
William B. Davidson Jim Blake Jim Blake See fewer	The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Charles Trowbridge Phil Roberts Phil Roberts See fewer	The Paleface (1948)
Jane Keithley Grace Roberts (as Jane Keith) Grace Roberts (as Jane Keith) See fewer	The Florodora Girl (1930)
Selmer Jackson Matt Stanton Matt Stanton See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Ned Sparks Bert Benedict Bert Benedict See fewer	42nd Street (1933)
Jed Prouty Jim Neligan Jim Neligan See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Charles D. Brown Bob Barnes Bob Barnes See fewer	The Big Sleep (1946)
Harry Beresford Frank Kelly Frank Kelly See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935)
Larry Steers Fillmore Fillmore See fewer	The King of the Kongo (1929)
Elaine Baker Vera Lorraine Vera Lorraine See fewer	The Trial of Vince Barnett (1933)
Frances Moffett Gwen Allen Gwen Allen See fewer	Working Girls (1931)
Claire Dodd Maisie Maisie See fewer	Roberta (1935)
Patricia Farr Ellen Ellen See fewer	This Gun for Hire (1942)
Perry Ivins Bill - Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited) Bill - Jim Blake's Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	Son of Frankenstein (1939)