A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
July 21, 1948
Original Title:
The Vicious Circle
Alternate Titles:
Woman in Brown
Genres:
Crime
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 77
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.
Adaptation:
Noel Langley
Art Direction:
Rudi Feld
Director:
W. Lee Wilder
Director of Photography:
George Robinson
Editor:
Asa Boyd Clark
Original Music Composer:
Paul Dessau
Producer:
W. Lee Wilder
Theatre Play:
Heinz Herald
Geza Herczeg
Writer:
Guy Endore
Heinz Herald
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