Force of Evil
“Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!”
1950•NR•1h 19m•6.6•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Abraham Polonsky
Writer
Ira Wolfert, Abraham Polonsky
Languages
English
Studio
Roberts Pictures Inc.
Cast
John Garfield
Joe Morse
Thomas Gomez
Leo Morse
Marie Windsor
Edna Tucker
Howland Chamberlain
Freddie Bauer
Roy Roberts
Ben Tucker
Paul Fix
Bill Ficco
Stanley Prager
Wally
Barry Kelley
Detective Egan
Paul McVey
Hobe Wheelock
Beatrice Pearson
Doris Lowry
Arthur O'Connell
Link Hall (uncredited)
Georgia Backus
Sylvia Morse (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
Sorter (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Secretary #4 (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sorter (uncredited)
Production
Company
Roberts Pictures Inc.
Company
Enterprise Productions
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Bob Roberts
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