The Vicious Circle 75 years old

Break it... or be broken!

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.

Credits

The Vicious Circle Cast

Name Character
Fritz Kortner He was 56, 78 years old when he died as Joseph Schwartz
Edwin Maxwell He was 62, 62 years old when he died as Presiding Judge
Lyle Talbot He was 46, 94 years old when he died as Miller
Conrad Nagel He was 51, 72 years old when he died as Karl Nemesch
Reinhold Schünzel He was 61, 67 years old when he died as Baron Arady
Frank Ferguson He was 48, 78 years old when he died as Stark
Lester Dorr He was 55, 87 years old when he died as Andreas Molnar
Philip Van Zandt He was 43, 53 years old when he died as Calomar Balog

The Vicious Circle Crew

Name Department
Noel Langley as Adaptation. He was 36 (68) years old when He died Writing
W. Lee Wilder as Director. He was 43 (77) years old when He died Directing
W. Lee Wilder as Producer. He was 43 (77) years old when He died Production
Guy Endore as Writer. He was 48 (69) years old when He died Writing
George Robinson as Director of Photography. He was 58 (68) years old when He died Camera
Paul Dessau as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (84) years old when He died Sound
Heinz Herald as Theatre Play. He was 57 (73) years old when He died Writing
Heinz Herald as Writer. He was 57 (73) years old when He died Writing
Asa Boyd Clark as Editor. Editing
Geza Herczeg as Theatre Play. Writing
The Vicious Circle poster
The Vicious Circle (75 years)

Break it... or be broken!

  • Release day: Wednesday, July 21, 1948
  • Runtime: 77 minutes