The Mantrap

Name: The Mantrap
Director: George Sherman
Released: 1943
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Henry Stephenson, Lloyd Corrigan, Joseph Allen, Dorothy Lovett, Edmund MacDonald

1943

Dir. George Sherman

57m

USA

Synopsis

Henry Stephenson stars as a retired Scotland Yard detective. He is regarded as an icon because he has written volumes of books on the art of detection. While Stephenson is being honoured for his past successes, he senses modern detectives, particularly the current District Attorney, look at him and his methods as outdated. This spurs the old man out of retirement to prove himself to the know-it-all modern detectives.

Cast

Principal Cast

Assistant District Attorney Knox

Crew

Director

George Sherman

Director

George Sherman

1908 – 1991

American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively i…

Full Director Profile →

More from George Sherman