The Trap

The Trap

It's The HEIGHT of FRIGHT!

NR 1946 · 62 min · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by Howard Bretherton · Written by Miriam Kissinger

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