Woman Trap
1929In Woman Trap, Hal Skelly is hard-bitten police sergeant Dan Malone, whose mission in life is to rid his community of gangsters. The revelation that Dan's own brother Ray is the secret head of all local criminal activities does not weaken Dan's resolve in the least. The barely relevant title is a reference to "heroine" Kitty Evans, the wife of a minor gang functionary. Screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz, presumably on a dare, makes a brief appearance as a crime reporter.
Acted in
Hal Skelly
as Dan Malone
Chester Morris
as Ray Malone
Evelyn Brent
as Kitty Evans
William B. Davidson
as Watts
Effie Ellsler
as Mrs. Malone
Guy Oliver
as Mr. Evans
Leslie Fenton
as Eddie Evans
Charles Giblyn
as Smith
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
as Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
Clarence Wilson
as Detective Captain (as Wilson Hummell)
Sailor Vincent
as Himself - a boxer (as 'Sailor Billy' Vincent)
Virginia Bruce
as Nurse
Eddie Kane
as Bit Role
Bessie Lyle
as Bit Role
Michael Visaroff
as Bit Role