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The Trap

The Trap

It's The HEIGHT of FRIGHT!

19466.71h 2mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Howard Bretherton
Written by Earl Derr Biggers, Miriam Kissinger
Produced by James S. Burkett
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Top Cast

Sidney Toler

Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Mantan Moreland

Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Tanis Chandler

Tanis Chandler

Adelaide Brandt

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake

Rick Daniels

Kirk Alyn

Kirk Alyn

Sgt. Reynolds

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Rita Quigley

Clementine

Anne Nagel

Anne Nagel

Marcia

Helen Gerald

Helen Gerald

Ruby

Howard Negley

Howard Negley

Cole King, Impresario

About The Trap

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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