The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle

77 mins | Crime | July 21, 1948

In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the property owners to sell to him, except for a few properties owned by Jewish families. Infuriated at their refusal to sell to him, he attempts, with the help of some corrupt local police, to have the men charged with the murder of a local woman, who in reality actually committed suicide.

The Vicious Circle

77 mins | Crime | July 21, 1948

The Vicious Circle
In Hungary, a rich baron discovers that there are extensive oil deposits underneath nearby properties owned by villagers. He manages to convince all the property owners to sell to him, except for a few properties owned by Jewish families. Infuriated at their refusal to sell to him, he attempts, with the help of some corrupt local police, to have the men charged with the murder of a local woman, who in reality actually committed suicide.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers
Original title The Vicious Circle
Directors W. Lee Wilder
Writers Geza Herczeg, Heinz Herald, Guy Endore, Noel Langley

Cast

Conrad Nagel

as Karl Nemesch

Fritz Kortner

as Joseph Schwartz

Reinhold Schünzel

as Baron Arady

Philip Van Zandt

as Calomar Balog

Lyle Talbot

as Miller

Edwin Maxwell

as Presiding Judge

Frank Ferguson

as Stark

Lester Dorr

as Andreas Molnar

Mary Lou Harrington

as Anna Tamashy