The Secret Call is a 1931 American drama film directed by Stuart Walker and written by Arthur Kober, Eve Unsell and William C. deMille. The film stars Richard Arlen, Peggy Shannon, William B. Davidson, Charles Trowbridge, Jane Keithley, Selmer Jackson and Ned Sparks. The film was released on July 25, 1931, by Paramount Pictures.
, 1h15 Directed byStuart Walker GenresDrama, Fantasy, Horror ThemesFilms about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère ActorsHenry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson, Spring Byington, Lester Matthews, Lawrence Grant Rating62% Wilfred Glendon (Henry Hull) is a wealthy and world-renowned English botanist who journeys to Tibet in search of the elusive mariphasa plant. While there, he is attacked and bitten by a creature later revealed to be a werewolf, although he succeeds in acquiring a specimen of the mariphasa. Once back home in London he is approached by a fellow botanist, Dr. Yogami (Warner Oland), who claims to have met him in Tibet while also seeking the mariphasa. Yogami warns Glendon that the bite of a werewolf would cause him to become a werewolf as well, adding that the mariphasa is a temporary antidote for the disease.
, 1h8 Directed byMitchell Leisen, Stuart Walker OriginUSA GenresDrama, War, Action ThemesTransport films, Aviation films, Political films ActorsFredric March, Cary Grant, Jack Oakie, Carole Lombard, Guy Standing, Forrester Harvey Rating69% In World War I, American pilots Lt. Jerry Young (Fredric March) and Lt. Mike "Slug" Richards (Jack Oakie) are assigned to the dangerous mission of reconnaissance over enemy lines. During furious fighting, Jerry loses his air gunners/observers, one after the other, until only Henry Crocker (Cary Grant) is available to fly with him. The two men had previously met and fought. Jerry's dislike of Crocker grows after Crocker shoots a parachuting German observer who bailed out of a blimp. They eventually become friends of a sort, but Henry realizes that the war is taking a toll on Jerry.