The Vicious Circle (1948 film)

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The Vicious Circle
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Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Written byHeinz Herald (play) and
Geza Herczeg (play and screenplay) and
Guy Endore (screenplay)
Noel Langley (adaption)
Produced by W. Lee Wilder
Cinematography George Robinson
Edited by John F. Link Sr.
Asa Boyd Clark
Music by Paul Dessau
Production
company
W. Lee Wilder Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • July 21, 1948 (1948-07-21)(United States)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Vicious Circle is a 1948 American drama film directed by W. Lee Wilder and based on the play The Burning Bush by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg. The film is also known as The Woman in Brown.

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Plot summary

A rich Hungarian baron discovers that there are large oil deposits underneath properties owned by the villagers. He buys up all the property except those owned by Jewish families, who refuse to sell. In order to circumvent their refusal, he has the men charged with the murder of a woman, who had recently committed suicide.

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