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

Force of Evil (1950)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Abraham Polonsky
  • Profile picture of John Garfield
    Joe Morse John Garfield
  • Profile picture of Thomas Gomez
    Leo Morse Thomas Gomez
  • Profile picture of Marie Windsor
    Edna Tucker Marie Windsor
  • Profile picture of Howland Chamberlain
    Freddie Bauer Howland Chamberlain
  • Profile picture of Roy Roberts
    Ben Tucker Roy Roberts
  • Profile picture of Paul Fix
    Bill Ficco Paul Fix
  • Profile picture of Stanley Prager
    Wally Stanley Prager
  • Profile picture of Barry Kelley
    Detective Egan Barry Kelley

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Keywords

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