The Trap
It's The HEIGHT of FRIGHT!
1946 · 1h 2m · Approved
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
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.
Director and cast
- Howard Bretherton Director
- Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan
- Mantan Moreland as Birmingham Brown
- Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan (as Victor Sen Young)
- Tanis Chandler as Adelaide Brandt
- Larry J. Blake as Rick Daniels (as Larry Blake)
- Kirk Alyn as Sgt. Reynolds
- Rita Quigley as Clementine
- Anne Nagel as Marcia
- Helen Gerald Cast
- Howard Negley Cast
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