CinemaOSMovie · 1950 · 1h 19m · NR
Force of Evil

Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

66%(148)IMDbCrimeDrama

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.

Directed byAbraham Polonsky

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
EN
Released
August 24, 1950
Revenue
$1,165,000
Studios
Roberts Pictures Inc.Enterprise Productions

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Force of Evil (1948) Trailer

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Written by
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Ira Wolfert
Produced by
Bob Roberts

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