The Trap
“It's The HEIGHT of FRIGHT!”
1946•NR•1h 2m•6.8•Released
CrimeMysteryThriller
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
Howard Bretherton
Writer
Miriam Kissinger
Languages
English
Studio
Monogram Pictures
Cast
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
Lois Austin
Mrs. Thorn
Barbara Jean Wong
San Toy
Minerva Urecal
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Margaret Brayton
Madge Mudge
Bettie Best
Winifred
Production
Company
Monogram Pictures
Producer
James S. Burkett
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