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Force of Evil (1948)

PG 78 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Drama  -   25 December 1948 (USA)
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An unethical lawyer, with an older brother he wants to help, becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.

Director:

Abraham Polonsky

Writers:

Abraham Polonsky (screenplay), Ira Wolfert (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

John Garfield, Thomas Gomez and Marie Windsor
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Garfield ...
Joe Morse
Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez ...
Leo Morse
Marie Windsor Marie Windsor ...
Edna Tucker
Howland Chamberlain Howland Chamberlain ...
Freddie Bauer (as Howland Chamberlin)
Roy Roberts Roy Roberts ...
Ben Tucker
Paul Fix ...
Bill Ficco
Stanley Prager Stanley Prager ...
Wally
Barry Kelley Barry Kelley ...
Det. Egan
Paul McVey Paul McVey ...
Hobe Wheelock
Beatrice Pearson Beatrice Pearson ...
Doris Lowry
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Storyline

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. Written by John Oswalt <jao@jao.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Numbers Racket | Gangster | Heart Trouble | Secretary  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

A Força do Mal See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Enterprise Productions, Roberts Pictures Inc. See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1994. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During a climactic montage set at an East Coast racetrack on the Fourth of July, people in the stock footage crowd scenes are dressed in winter garments nobody would wear in the middle of summer. See more »

Quotes

Leo Morse: I am sensible. I am calm. I'll give you my answer calmly and sensibly, my final answer. My final answer is finally no. The answer is no! Absolutely and finally no! Finally and positively no! No! No! No! N - O!
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Featured in The Rules of Film Noir (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"String Quartet opus 131, no. 14: Ist Movement"
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Music by Ludwig van Beethoven See more »