Mantrap (1953)
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
Writers:
Terence Fisher, Paul Tabori.
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Paul Henreid as Hugo Bishop |
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Lois Maxwell as Thelma Speight / Tasman |
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Kieron Moore as Mervyn Speight |
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Hugh Sinclair as Maurice Jerrard |
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Lloyd Lamble as Inspector "Freddie" Frisnay |
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Anthony Forwood as Rex |
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Bill Travers as Victor Tasman |
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Mary Laura Wood as Susie Martin |
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Kay Kendall as Vera Corridge |
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Anna Turner as Marjorie |
| Directing | Terence Fisher | Director |
| Writing | Terence Fisher | Screenplay |
| Writing | Trevor Dudley-Smith | Novel |
| Writing | Paul Tabori | Adaptation |
| Writing | Paul Tabori | Screenplay |
| Editing | James Needs | Editor |
