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Force of Evil (1948)

Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Abraham Polonsky
Writer : Abraham Polonsky, Ira Wolfert

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Margaret Bert
Sorter (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Estelle Etterre
Secretary #4 (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall
Sorter (uncredited)
Beau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Frankie Tucker

Crews

Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Director
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Screenplay
Ira Wolfert
Ira Wolfert
Screenplay
David Raksin
David Raksin
Music
George Barnes
George Barnes
Director of Photography
Jack Baur
Jack Baur
Casting
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
Producer
Art Seid
Art Seid
Editor
Richard Day
Richard Day
Art Direction
Frank Webster
Frank Webster
Sound Engineer
Robert Aldrich
Robert Aldrich
Assistant Director
Edward G. Boyle
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Lillian Lashin
Lillian Lashin
Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Supervisor
Rudolph Polk
Rudolph Polk
Music Director

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