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The Trap

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1946-11-30

Runtime: 62 mins

Director: Howard Bretherton

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Original title: The Trap

Production Companies: Monogram Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Sidney Toler

Mantan Moreland

Victor Sen Yung

Tanis Chandler

Larry J. Blake

Kirk Alyn

Rita Quigley

Anne Nagel

Helen Gerald

Cole King, Impresario

Howard Negley

Mrs. Thorn

Lois Austin

San Toy

Barbara Jean Wong

Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Minerva Urecal

Madge Mudge

Margaret Brayton

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Reviews

Geronimo1967

A rather underwhelming outing for Sidney Toler as our famous sleuth tying to get to the bottom of a series of grisly murders at a Malibu beach house. Ably, sometimes comically, aided by number two son "Jimmy" and stalwart chauffeur "Birmingham Brown" he investigates amongst a troupe of, frankly annoying, scantily clad showgirls who spend much of their time screaming and/or giggling hysterically. The performances are staged to within an inch of their lives; the script though speedily delivered is stilted and the photography seems confused between detective yarn and B-movie beauty pageant. By this stage, the 71 year old star was struggling with intestinal cancer - he visibly struggles at times and perhaps that excuses the rather amateur finish of this production.

2022-07-07

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