Adele Mara

The Inner Circle -- A private investigator is accused by his secretary of murdering a radio personality. He tracks down the suspects and brings them to the scene of the crime and reenacts the crime.

The Inner Circle -- A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true.

Legendary producer/writer Irwin Allen ("The Poseidon Adventure," "The Towering Inferno") expertly captures the spectacle of the big top, with help from an all-star cast including screen legend Vincent Price ("The Fly," "House of Wax") as the ringmaster and Peter Lorre ("Casablanca") as a circus clown. A circus owner (Victor Mature - "Kiss of Death") is on the verge of bankruptcy when his corrupt ex-partners attempt to drive him out of business. When an accountant (Oscar-winner Red Buttons "Sayonara") is sent to examine the workings of the circus before a loan can be given, accidents and saboteurs plague the circus.

In the excavation site scientists uncover the body of a gladiator from the ruins of Pompeii, a stone-encrusted body is found with a bronze medallion bearing a strange Etruscan inscription. Carlo Fiorillo, Italian archaeologist, speculates the robust body may hold some life; medical researcher Paul Mallon scoffs at the idea. But people left alone with the seemingly petrified faceless man keep dying of crushed skulls.