Mantrap (1953)
1953 · Feature film · 75 min · dir. Terence Fisher
Scotland Yard warns private eye to reveal the whereabouts of the Man in Hiding.
- Thriller
- Crime
Synopsis
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…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Terence Fisher
- Writer
- Terence Fisher
- Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- Released
- 1953-03-10
- Running time
- 75 minutes
Cast & crew
Terence Fisher Director
Paul Henreid
Lois Maxwell
Kieron Moore
Hugh Sinclair
Lloyd Lamble
Anthony Forwood
Bill Travers
Mary Laura Wood
