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.
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung, Tanis Chandler, Larry J. Blake, Kirk Alyn, Rita Quigley, Anne Nagel
Collection: Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) Collection
CinemaSerf - 5/10
A rather underwhelming outing for Sidney Toler as our famous sleuth tying to get to the bottom of a series of grisly murders at a Malibu beach house. Ably, sometimes comically, aided by number two son "Jimmy" and stalwart chauffeur "Birmingham Brown" he investigates amongst a troupe of, frankly annoying, scantily clad showgirls who spend much of their time screaming and/or giggling hysterically. T...
July 7, 2022
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.
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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 ch…
1h 2m
November 30, 1946
Howard Bretherton
Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
NR
