A hidden fortune, A rigged trial, A brilliant defense – 1948 – The Vicious Circle

Baron Arady ruthlessly orchestrates a false criminal conspiracy against Joseph Schwartz and several defiant farmers who refuse to surrender their land. Infuriated, he frames the villagers for murder.

Title: The Vicious Circle (1948)
Alternative titles: The Woman in Brown / Shadows of Fire
colorized version https://youtu.be/qo2IaK3ppjw

Director: W. Lee Wilder
Writers: Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg, Guy Endore
Stars: Conrad Nagel, Fritz Kortner, Reinhold Schünzel

Genre: Drama
Release date: July 21, 1948
Budget: Poverty Row / Low-Budget Independent
Filming location: Los Angeles, California, USA