The Vicious Circle (1948)
Break it... or be broken!
77 min
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.
- Release date
- July 21, 1948
- Country of origin
- United States
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
- Michael Mark as Gustav Horney
- Belle Mitchell as Mrs. Juliana Horney
Crew
- W. Lee Wilder · Director
- Heinz Herald · Writer
- Geza Herczeg · Writer
- Guy Endore · Writer
- W. Lee Wilder · Producer
- George Robinson · Cinematographer
- Asa Boyd Clark · Editor
- John F. Link Sr. · Editor