The Crooked Circle

A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Cast

Zasu Pitts

as Nora Rafferty

James Gleason

as Arthur Crimmer

Ben Lyon

as Brand Osborne

Irene Purcell

as Thelma Parker

C. Henry Gordon

as Yoganda

Raymond Hatton

as Harmon (The Hermit)

Roscoe Karns

as Harry Carter

Berton Churchill

as Col. Walters

Spencer Charters

as Kinny

Robert Frazer

as The Stranger

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