Title: The Trap Summary: 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 Actors: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung Production Company: Monogram Pictures Release Date: 30 November 1946 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 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.