
Mantrap
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.
Top Cast


Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid
Hugo Bishop
Paul Henreid
Hugo Bishop


Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell
Thelma Speight / Tasman
Lois Maxwell
Thelma Speight / Tasman


Kieron Moore
Kieron Moore
Mervyn Speight
Kieron Moore
Mervyn Speight


Hugh Sinclair
Hugh Sinclair
Maurice Jerrard
Hugh Sinclair
Maurice Jerrard


Lloyd Lamble
Lloyd Lamble
Inspector "Freddie" Frisnay
Lloyd Lamble
Inspector "Freddie" Frisnay


Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood
Rex
Anthony Forwood
Rex


Bill Travers
Bill Travers
Victor Tasman
Bill Travers
Victor Tasman


Mary Laura Wood
Mary Laura Wood
Susie Martin
Mary Laura Wood
Susie Martin


Kay Kendall
Kay Kendall
Vera Corridge
Kay Kendall
Vera Corridge
Anna Turner
Anna Turner
Marjorie
Anna Turner
Marjorie
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