The Woman In Brown (1948) On DVD

The fabulously wealthy Baron Arady discovers that his village rests on rich oil deposits and tricks most of the peasants into selling out. When a few stubborn Jews refuse to move, the Baron has them arrested and charged with the murder of a village girl. The Baron bribes officials, witnesses, and police while the innocent Jews seemed doomed to die on the gallows. But their brilliant attorney Karl Nemesch battles to prove in a court of law the vicious anti-Semitic lies perpetrated by the Baron.

The Woman in Brown (aka The Vicious Circle) is the finest of director W. Lee Wilder (Billy's brother) early works largely due to a riveting performance by Conrad Nagel as the courageous defense attorney. Lyle Talbot in a heavy role as the corrupt attorney and Reinhold Schunzel as the Baron lead a powerful supporting cast which includes Frank Ferguson, Edwin Maxwell, Ben Welden and Peter Brocco.

Outraged townspeople pressure the police to find the murderer of a 14-year-old girl. A.K.A "Vicious Circle."