Mantrap (1953)

5.6/10 73 min Thriller Crime

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.

Cast

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

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