Mantrap

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

: Thriller, Crime
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.
: Released IMDb
: 1953-03-10
: 73 / 1:13
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher, Paul Tabori.
: Hammer Film Productions
: United Kingdom


Paul Henreid
Hugo Bishop
Lois Maxwell
Thelma Speight / Tasman
Kieron Moore
Mervyn Speight
Hugh Sinclair
Maurice Jerrard
Lloyd Lamble
Inspector "Freddie" Frisnay
Anthony Forwood
Rex
Bill Travers
Victor Tasman
Mary Laura Wood
Susie Martin
Kay Kendall
Vera Corridge
Directing
Terence Fisher Director

Writing
Terence Fisher Screenplay
Trevor Dudley-Smith Novel
Paul Tabori Screenplay
Paul Tabori Adaptation

Editing
James Needs Editor