Mantrap
5.7
“Scotland Yard warns private eye to reveal the whereabouts of the Man in Hiding.”
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.
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Cast
12 people
Paul Henreid
Hugo Bishop
Known for
Casablanca
Now, Voyager
Laura Wood
Susie Martin
Lois Maxwell
Thelma Speight / Tasman
Known for
From Russia with Love
Lolita
Kieron Moore
Mervyn Speight
Known for
Arabesque
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Hugh Sinclair
Maurice Jerrard
Also in
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Circle of Danger
Lloyd Lamble
Inspector "Freddie" Frisnay
Known for
Night of the Demon
The Giant Behemoth
Anthony Forwood
Rex
Known for
Knights of the Round Table
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Bill Travers
Victor Tasman
Known for
Gorgo
Born Free
Mary Laura Wood
Susie Martin
Also in
Stranger in Town
Black Orchid
Kay Kendall
Vera Corridge
Known for
Les Girls
Genevieve
Anna Turner
Marjorie
Known for
Night of the Big Heat
Barbara Shelley
Fashion show commentator
Known for
Village of the Damned
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Terence Fisher Director · Paul Tabori Screenplay Trevor Dudley-Smith Author
United States release October 2, 1953 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
Hammer Film Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 10, 1953
Theatrical
United States · October 2, 1953
Theatrical
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