
Black Angel(1946)
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde singer, who is Martin's wife.


“It's The HEIGHT of FRIGHT!”
When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.

Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan

Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown

Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan

Tanis Chandler
Adelaide Brandt

Larry J. Blake
Rick Daniels

Kirk Alyn
Sgt. Reynolds
Rita Quigley
Clementine

Anne Nagel
Marcia

Helen Gerald
Ruby

Howard Negley
Cole King, Impresario
The Trap is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1946. Directed by Howard Bretherton, it stars Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung. When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.
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