The Trap

The Trap

62 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 30, 1946

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.

The Trap

62 mins | Crime, Thriller, Mystery | Nov. 30, 1946

The Trap
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title The Trap
Directors Frank Fox, Howard Bretherton
Writers Miriam Kissinger, Earl Derr Biggers

Cast

Sidney Toler

as Charlie Chan

Mantan Moreland

as Birmingham Brown

Victor Sen Yung

as Jimmy Chan

Tanis Chandler

as Adelaide Brandt

Larry J. Blake

as Rick Daniels

Kirk Alyn

as Sgt. Reynolds

Rita Quigley

as Clementine

Anne Nagel

as Marcia

Helen Gerald

as Ruby

Howard Negley

as Cole King, Impresario

Lois Austin

as Mrs. Thorn

Barbara Jean Wong

as San Toy

Minerva Urecal

as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Margaret Brayton

as Madge Mudge

Bettie Best

as Winifred

Jan Bryant

as Lois