[Bounci]

This week's video is from a Charlie Chan mystery called The Trap (1946). It was notably the last film of Sidney Toler (the 2nd Chan), who by this time was dying of cancer. The film involved Chan investigating a number of murders of showgirls who were staying at a beach resort, and naturally some girls were more pally with each other. One such scene sees Tanis Chandler being given a massage by one of the other women while she is lying on her stomach on the sofa. She is thoroughly enjoying it, but when her friend is finished she lets her know by giving Tanis' bum a good slap of finality. The video is short (only 32 secs), but this is in case the uploading issue I queried last week - which took nearly an hour for a 9 min video - is still not resolved.

As for Tanis Chandler, the French actress never had much of a film career that her efforts really deserved. Coming to films after starting out as a model to make ends meet, she made her film debut in 1943. But her most notable moment came that year when she pulled off a hoax by pretending to be a man to get a part in The Desert Song. She not only was successful, but she tried it a 2nd time in 1946 for the film My Reputation - reportedly amused at overhearing executives complain about the lack of men at their studio. Her deception only ended when the part called for her to appear topless mowing the lawn, at which point she had to confess she was a woman. Quite frankly I'd of still made her do the scene! Tanis' career lasted until 1952, at which point she retired from the screen. She died in 2006, in her 82nd year.