Mantrap

“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.

Director

Terence Fisher

Screenplay

Terence Fisher

Novela

Trevor Dudley-Smith

Screenplay

Paul Tabori

Status

Released

Release date

10/03/1953

Original language

English