Le piège

Le piège (1946)

The Trap

Quand une troupe de showgirls avec leur impresario et agent de presse vacances dans une station Malibu Beach, deux d'entre eux sont garrotté. Charlie prend l'affaire avec l'aide par numéro deux fils Jimmy et chauffeur fidèle Birmingham Brown.

Date de sortie
1946-11-30
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (21)
Durée
1 h 2 min
Genres
Crime, Mystère, Thriller
Réalisateur
Howard Bretherton
Collection
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) - Saga

Distribution

Anecdotes

  • Adapté de : 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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