| The Crooked Circle | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The-crooked-circle-1932.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Written by | Ralph Spence (original screenplay) Tim Whelan (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Cinematography | Robert Kurrle |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Distributed by | Sono Art-World Wide Pictures (1932 release) Astor Pictures (re-release) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Crooked Circle is a 1932 American pre-Code film, a comedy-mystery directed by H. Bruce Humberstone.
In 1933, The Crooked Circle was the first feature film shown on television. In Los Angeles, the Don Lee Broadcasting System showed the film on March 10, 1933, over their experimental station W6XAO, transmitting an 80-line resolution mechanical television picture to a half-dozen or fewer receiving sets in the greater Los Angeles area. The film was shown again on June 18, 1940 on the NBC Television experimental station WX2BS, now WNBC-TV in New York City.[1][2][3]
- ^ Dargis, Manohla. "Floating in the Digital Experience," The New York Times, December 30, 2009.
- ^ The Crooked Circle: Details, archive.org; accessed September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Television" (Newspapers.com). Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. Los Angeles CA. March 25, 1933. p. 6.