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Mantrap (1953)

5.8/10 IMDb
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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.

Best Release

Hammer Films · Limited Edition

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Cast

Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair, Lloyd Lamble, Anthony Forwood, Bill Travers, Mary Laura Wood, Kay Kendall, Anna Turner

Runtime

1 hour and 13 minutes (73 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

Note

Another deep Terence Fisher pre-horror cut from Hammer's in-house 4K program, a 73-minute noir with Paul Henreid escaping an asylum to hunt the real killer. Avforums rates picture 10/10, rare for any release and extraordinary for a 1953 black-and-white. UK Limited Collector's Edition, so the Blu-ray half is Region B locked.

noted Apr 15, 2026

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