Force of Evil

Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Force of Evil

Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

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.

Released 24 Aug 1950
Genres Drama, Crime
Runtime 1 hour, 19 minutes
Countries United States of America

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Cast

John Garfield

John Garfield

Joe Morse
Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Leo Morse
Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Edna Tucker
Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

Freddie Bauer
Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Ben Tucker
Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Bill Ficco
Stanley Prager

Stanley Prager

Wally
Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Detective Egan
Paul McVey

Paul McVey

Hobe Wheelock
Beatrice Pearson

Beatrice Pearson

Doris Lowry
Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Link Hall (uncredited)
Georgia Backus

Georgia Backus

Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

Sorter (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre

Estelle Etterre

Secretary #4 (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Sorter (uncredited)
Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Elevator operator
Jack Overman

Jack Overman

Juice (uncredited)
Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan

Johnson

Barbara Wooddell

Mary (uncredited)
Raymond Largay

Raymond Largay

Bunte (uncredited)
Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Frankie Tucker (uncredited)

Allen Mathews

Badgley (uncredited)
Georgia Backus

Georgia Backus

Mrs. Sylvia Morse (uncredited)
Sid Tomack

Sid Tomack

Two and Two (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon

Bert Hanlon

Cigar man (uncredited)

Bill Neff

Law clerk (uncredited)

Eileen Coghlan

Secretary (uncredited)
Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Attorney (uncredited)

Crew