The Trap (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.
Top billed cast
Sidney TolerCharlie Chan
Mantan MorelandBirmingham Brown
Victor Sen YungJimmy Chan
Tanis ChandlerAdelaide Brandt
Larry J. BlakeRick Daniels
Kirk AlynSgt. Reynolds
Rita QuigleyClementine
Anne NagelMarcia
Helen GeraldRuby
Howard NegleyCole King, Impresario
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