The Trap

The Trap (1946)

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.

Date of release
1946-11-30
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 2m
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director
Howard Bretherton
Collection
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Charlie Chan

The Trap is a 1946 American mystery crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Sidney Toler and Victor Sen Yung. This was Toler's 22nd and final appearance as Chan, and his final performance of any kind.

Production

The Trap was a troubled production, filmed in July and August 1946. Star Sidney Toler, suffering from cancer during his last few films, was now so weak that he could hardly walk, and could stand for only short periods of time. The film was structured to accommodate Toler's fragile condition: his scenes are limited (he doesn't make his entrance until 16 minutes into the picture), and the script often concentrates on his assistants to relieve Toler…

When the film was released in November 1946, trade comments were generally negative, noting the film's patchwork construction. Trade publisher Pete Harrison was blunt: "A new low for the series. The picture does not have one redeeming feature." Toler, now too ill to work in pictures, was forced into retirement and died in February 1947.

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