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Mantrap (1953)

Mantrap (1953)

Crime Thriller

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

Release Date: 1953, March 10
Directors: Terence Fisher
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Hammer Film Productions
Cast: Lois Maxwell, Paul Henreid, Lloyd Lamble, Kieron Moore, Anna Turner, Bill Travers, Hugh Sinclair, Anthony Forwood, Mary Laura Wood, Kay Kendall

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.

Keywords:

escape asylum scotland yard