Mantrap
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terence Fisher
Written by	Terence Fisher Paul Tabori
Based on	the novel "Queen in Danger" by Trevor Dudley-Smith
Produced by	Michael Carreras Alexander Paal
Starring	Paul Henreid Lois Maxwell Kieron Moore Hugh Sinclair Kay Kendall
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Edited by	James Needs
Music by	Doreen Carwithen
Production company	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	United Artists (USA) Exclusive Films (UK)
Release date	10 March 1953 (1953-03-10) (UK)
Running time	73 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Mantrap, released in the United States as Man in Hiding, is a 1953 whodunit directed by Terence Fisher, starring Paul Henreid.^[1][2]

Production

The film was based on the 1952 novel Queen in Danger by Elleston Trevor. It was made by Hammer Films and shot at the Bray Studios and on location in London, mostly near St Paul's Cathedral.

Paul Henreid had previously made Stolen Face for the Lipperts and did it for the same low salary and percentage of the profits.^[3]

Cast

• Paul Henreid as Hugo Bishop
• Lois Maxwell as Thelma Speight
• Kieron Moore as Speight
• Hugh Sinclair as Maurice Jerrard
• Lloyd Lamble as Inspector Frisnay
• Anthony Forwood as Rex
• Bill Travers as Victor Tasman
• Mary Laura Wood as Susie Martin
• Kay Kendall as Vera Gorringe
• Conrad Phillips as Det. Sgt. Barker
• John Stuart as Doctor