The Vicious Circle

The Vicious Circle (1948) is a crime film directed by W. Lee Wilder rated 5.8/10.

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.

Cast

Conrad Nagel

Karl Nemesch

Fritz Kortner

Joseph Schwartz

Reinhold Schünzel

Baron Arady

Philip Van Zandt

Calomar Balog

Lyle Talbot

Miller

Edwin Maxwell

Presiding Judge

Frank Ferguson

Stark

Lester Dorr

Andreas Molnar

Mary Lou Harrington

Anna Tamashy

David Bauer