Death Trap | |
Director: | John Moxey |
Producer: | Jack Greenwood |
Screenplay: | John Roddick |
Editing: | Derek Holding |
Music: | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
Starring: | Albert Lieven Barbara Shelley John Meillon |
Studio: | Merton Park Studios |
Distributor: | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Runtime: | 56 minutes |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Death Trap (also known as Deathtrap) is a 1962 British film directed by John Moxey and starring Albert Lieven, Barbara Shelley and John Meillon.[1] It is part of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios.
Fashion model Carol Halston's sister has committed suicide, shortly after withdrawing £7,000 from her bank. Investigating, Carol visits financier Paul Heindrik, which leads to blackmail and murder. Eventually, when Heindrik is revealed as the murderer, he attempts to kill Carol and also his secretary, but is thwarted by the arrival of the police.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A not very lively addition to the Edgar Wallace series, this is a! static, highly talkative affair which sluggishly works its way to a"[2]