Movie

Mantrap (1953)

• NR
• March 10, 1953
• 1h 13m

• Thriller
• Crime

“Scotland Yard warns private eye to reveal the whereabouts of the Man in Hiding.”

Overview

Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's jailbreak. More than Speight's 'insanity' fuels their worries.

Director

Terence Fisher

Writers

Terence Fisher, Trevor Dudley-Smith, Paul Tabori

Starring

Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore