Striking oil can be a slick business, but justice isn’t easily buried. | Five innocent farmers face the ultimate penalty in a rigged courtroom to satisfy a greedy baron’s thirst for wealth.
A wealthy Hungarian baron discovers oil on his tenants’ land and ruthlessly frames five innocent farmers for the demise of a local woman when they refuse to sell. A determined defense attorney from Budapest steps into the corrupt, shadowy courtroom to fight for their lives against a completely rigged system.
Original Title: The Vicious Circle (1948) | AKA: The Woman in Brown / Shadows of Fire
b&w version https://youtu.be/8S0vTb5Jn-c
⭐️ STARRING
Conrad Nagel – Karl Nemesh – Defense Attorney
Fritz Kortner – Joseph Schwartz – Defendant tenant
Reinhold Schünzel – Baron Arady
Philip Van Zandt – Calomar Balog – Special Investigator
Lyle Talbot – Prosecutor Miller
Edwin Maxwell – Presiding Judge
Frank Ferguson – Stark – State attorney
Lester Dorr – Andreas Molnar – Neighbor
Michael Mark – Gustav Horney – Land owner
Belle Mitchell – Mrs. Julianna Horney – Anna’s Master
Nan Boardman – Mrs. Maria Tamashy – Anna’s mother
Shirley Kneeland – Clara Tamashy – Anna’s sister
🎬 CREW
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Written by Guy Endore, Heinz Herald, and Noel Langley
Musical score by Paul Dessau
Cinematography by George Robinson
🎯 WHY WATCH?
Fun Fact: Director W. Lee Wilder is the older brother of legendary Hollywood filmmaker Billy Wilder.
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Drama • Crime • Courtroom Thriller • Film Noir • Classic Cinema •
