The Trap
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“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.
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Part of Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
22 films
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Dangerous Money
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The Trap
Movie · 1946
Cast
17 people
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Known for
Our Relations
Blonde Venus
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
Known for
King of the Zombies
Spider Baby
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Known for
Bonanza
The Letter
Tanis Chandler
Adelaide Brandt
Known for
Lured
Larry J. Blake
Rick Daniels
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Demon Seed
Kirk Alyn
Sgt. Reynolds
Also in
Superman
Blackhawk
Rita Quigley
Clementine
Also in
Whispering Footsteps
Susan and God
Anne Nagel
Marcia
Known for
Black Friday
The Invisible Woman
Helen Gerald
Ruby
Also in
Cock-A-Doodle Deux Deux
Tomorrow Is Forever
Howard Negley
Cole King, Impresario
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Kansas City Confidential
Lois Austin
Mrs. Thorn
Known for
Jet Pilot
Barbara Jean Wong
San Toy
Also in
The Man from Button Willow
Chinatown at Midnight
Howard Bretherton Director · Miriam Kissinger Screenplay James S. Brown Jr. Cinematographer
United States release November 30, 1946 · Produced in United States
Production
Monogram Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 30, 1946
Theatrical
Germany
December 27, 1978 · Theatrical
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