The Trap

1h 2m
CrimeMysteryThriller
6.7

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.

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
Jan Bryant
Lois
Walden Boyle
Dr. George Brandt (uncredited)

Crew

Howard Bretherton
Director
Miriam Kissinger
Screenplay
William Austin
Editor
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Frank Fox
Assistant Director
James S. Burkett
Producer
George Milo
Set Decoration
Earl Derr Biggers
Characters
William A. Calihan Jr.
Production Manager
Dave Milton
Art Direction

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