The Trap (1946)
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Directors
Howard Bretherton
Cast
Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Mantan Moreland, Tanis Chandler
The story
Cole King's theatrical ensemble resides at a beach house in Malibu, California. Adelaide, one of the showgirls, challenges Cole's girl Marcia. Marcia retaliates by threatening to reveal Adelaide's secret marriage to disgraced doctor George Brandt.
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Crime, mystery film
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