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Force of Evil

Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

  • Movie
  • 1950
  • NR
  • 1h 19m

Directed by Abraham Polonsky

6.7

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6.7 out of 10 from 149 votes

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Overview

Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.

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Cast and crew

  • John Garfield

    John GarfieldJoe Morse

  • Thomas Gomez

    Thomas GomezLeo Morse

  • Marie Windsor

    Marie WindsorEdna Tucker

  • Howland Chamberlain

    Howland ChamberlainFreddie Bauer

  • Roy Roberts

    Roy RobertsBen Tucker

  • Paul Fix

    Paul FixBill Ficco

  • Stanley Prager

    Stanley PragerWally

  • Barry Kelley

    Barry KelleyDetective Egan

  • Paul McVey

    Paul McVeyHobe Wheelock

  • Beatrice Pearson

    Beatrice PearsonDoris Lowry

  • Arthur O'Connell

    Arthur O'ConnellLink Hall (uncredited)

  • Georgia Backus

    Georgia BackusSylvia Morse (uncredited)

  • Margaret BertSorter (uncredited)

  • Estelle Etterre

    Estelle EtterreSecretary #4 (uncredited)

  • Sherry HallSorter (uncredited)

  • Paul Frees

    Paul FreesElevator operator

  • Jack Overman

    Jack OvermanJuice (uncredited)

  • Tim Ryan

    Tim RyanJohnson

Director
Abraham Polonsky
Writer
Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert
Music
David Raksin
Cinematography
George Barnes