The Vicious Circle (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.
Director: W. Lee Wilder
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Conrad Nagel as Karl Nemesch |
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Fritz Kortner as Joseph Schwartz |
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Reinhold Schünzel as Baron Arady |
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Philip Van Zandt as Calomar Balog |
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Lyle Talbot as Miller |
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Edwin Maxwell as Presiding Judge |
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Frank Ferguson as Stark |
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Lester Dorr as Andreas Molnar |
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Mary Lou Harrington as Anna Tamashy |
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David Bauer as |
| Directing | W. Lee Wilder | Director |
| Writing | Heinz Herald | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Geza Herczeg | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Guy Endore | Writer |
| Writing | Heinz Herald | Writer |
| Writing | Noel Langley | Adaptation |
| Production | W. Lee Wilder | Producer |
| Sound | Paul Dessau | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Asa Boyd Clark | Editor |
| Art | Rudi Feld | Art Direction |