The Crooked Circle (1932)
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The "Crooked Circle" gang consists of a dozen or so hooded villains, all of whom have sworn revenge on the Sphinx Club, a dedicated anti-criminal organization. It's difficult to differentiate the heroes and the villains without a score card: sinister swami Yoganda (C. Henry Gordon),… More The "Crooked Circle" gang consists of a dozen or so hooded villains, all of whom have sworn revenge on the Sphinx Club, a dedicated anti-criminal organization. It's difficult to differentiate the heroes and the villains without a score card: sinister swami Yoganda (C. Henry Gordon), for example, turns out to be an operative for the secret service. The story comes to a head in a supposedly haunted house, where hero Brand Osborne (Ben Lyon) and heroine Thelma (Irene Purcell) try to make sense of things before ending up victims of the Crooked Circle. Rather top-heavy with comedy relief, the film features ZaSu Pitts and James Gleason during their usual ZaSu Pitts and James Gleason imitations. The Crooked Circle was written by Ralph H. Spence, who borrows heavily from his own stage comedy-melodrama The Gorilla. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- H. Bruce Humberstone
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 25, 1932 Wide
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Cast
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Ben Lyon
as Brand Osborne
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Zasu Pitts
as Nora
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James Gleason
as Crimmer
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Irene Purcell
as Thelma
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Raymond Hatton
as Harmon
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Roscoe Karns
as Harry
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Berton Churchill
as Col. Wolters
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Robert W. Frazer
as The Stranger
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Spencer Charters
as Kinny
- Ethel Clayton
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C. Henry Gordon
as Yoganda
- Frank Reicher
- Christian Rub
- Tom Kennedy
