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Force of Evil( 1950)

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Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Garfield

      Joe Morse

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      Thomas Gomez

      Leo Morse

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      Marie Windsor

      Edna Tucker

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      Howland Chamberlain

      Freddie Bauer

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      Roy Roberts

      Ben Tucker

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      Paul Fix

      Bill Ficco

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      Stanley Prager

      Wally

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      Barry Kelley

      Detective Egan

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      Paul McVey

      Hobe Wheelock

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      Beatrice Pearson

      Doris Lowry

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      Arthur O'Connell

      Link Hall (uncredited)

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      Georgia Backus

      Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

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      Margaret Bert

      Sorter (uncredited)

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      Estelle Etterre

      Secretary #4 (uncredited)

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      Sherry Hall

      Sorter (uncredited)

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      Paul Frees

      Elevator operator

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      Jack Overman

      Juice (uncredited)

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      Tim Ryan

      Johnson

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      Barbara Wooddell

      Mary (uncredited)

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      Raymond Largay

      Bunte (uncredited)

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      Beau Bridges

      Frankie Tucker (uncredited)

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      Allen Mathews

      Badgley (uncredited)

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      Georgia Backus

      Mrs. Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

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      Sid Tomack

      Two and Two (uncredited)

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      Bert Hanlon

      Cigar man (uncredited)

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      Bill Neff

      Law clerk (uncredited)

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      Eileen Coghlan

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Attorney (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Mar 11 2014
    Black sheep like to make everybody else look black. Force of Evil is directed by Abraham Polonsky, who also adapts the screenplay from the Ira Wolfert novel Tucker's People. It stars John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor, Howard Chamberlain and Roy Roberts. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by George Barnes. Plot finds Garfield as lawyer Joe Morse, who works for powerful gangster Ben Tucker (Roberts). Tucker has a plan to control all of the numbers rackets in New York, something that with the fix on the numbers up and coming for the 4th July, will see all of...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • new york city
    • gangster
    • film noir
    • lawyer
    • numbers racket
    • brother brother relationship