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1. Cast

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     John Garfield

     Joe Morse
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     Beatrice Pearson

     Doris Lowry
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     Thomas Gomez

     Leo Morse
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     Howland Chamberlain

     Freddie Bauer
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     Roy Roberts

     Ben Tucker
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     Paul Fix

     Bill Ficco

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Force_of_EvilForce of Evil - Wikipedia

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   Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel Tucker's People . [3] Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0040366Force of Evil (1948) - IMDb

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   A lawyer and his brother clash over the numbers racket in New York City. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.

   • 7.2/10 (7.7K)
   • Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

   • Director: Abraham Polonsky
   • Release Date: 1949-03

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6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › 1007691-force_of_evilForce of Evil | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Force of Evil. In New York City, unscrupulous lawyer Joe Morse (John Garfield), has the opportunity to make it big by teaming up with cutthroat gangster Ben Tucker (Roy Roberts) to consolidate the ...

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   • Actors: John Garfield

   • Director: Abraham Polonsky
   • Produce Company: Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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8. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleForce of Evil (1949) - Turner Classic Movies

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   John Garfield stars as a lawyer who tries to save his brother from a mobster in this adaptation of Ira Wolfert's novel. Watch the movie clips, read the reviews and trivia, and learn more about the film details and cast on Turner Classic Movies.

   • Director: Abraham Polonsky, Robert Aldrich, Don Weis

   • Actors: John Garfield

9. www.classicfilmnoir.com › 2019 › 08Force of Evil (1948) - Film Noir - Classic Film noir

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   A classic film noir about two brothers involved in the numbers racket in New York, with themes of crime, greed and human folly. The film features John Garfield, Thomas Gomez and a chilling message about the dark side of capitalism.

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10. People also ask

    Is force of Evil a good film?

    • In the decades since its release Force of Evil has been recognized by some as a high point of the film noir genre, powerful in its poetic images and language, by such film critics and historians such as William S. Pechter and Andrew Dickos. [citation needed]

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    Is force of Evil a Christmas movie?

    • It has to be said that Force of Evil is one of the least festive movies out there. ‘It is not the sort of picture that one would chose for Yuletide cheer,’ wrote Bosley Crowther in The New York Times on 27th December 1948.

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    Why was force of Evil lost at the box office?

    • In its day, Force of Evil was somewhat lost at the box office, first because Enterprise went bust while it was in post-production and it had to be sold to MGM, and maybe partly because it was released on 25th December 1948. It has to be said that Force of Evil is one of the least festive movies out there.

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    Is force of Evil a good movie for Yuletide cheer?

    • ‘It is not the sort of picture that one would chose for Yuletide cheer,’ wrote Bosley Crowther in The New York Times on 27th December 1948. Force of Evil did better in Great Britain, where it was paired in a double-bill with Act of Violence (Fred Zineman, 1948) and critics found it the more palatable of the two.

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11. www.imdb.com › title › tt0040366Force of Evil (1948) - Plot - IMDb

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    Joe Morse is a lawyer who crosses the line with his gangster client, Ben Tucker. Together, they've got a scheme to shut down all the illegal numbers banks in the city, and buy up the ones they want. Joe has an older brother, Leo, a man with heart trouble; and also runs an illegal numbers bank. Joe wants to do something good for Leo to force his ...

12. www.deepfocusreview.com › reviews › force-of-evilForce of Evil (1948) – Deep Focus Review – Movie Reviews ...

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    At first glance, Force of Evil might seem to be a standard noir programmer of the classic Hollywood postwar era, built up around the illegal numbers racket. Except, with his screenplay and direction, Abraham Polonsky takes an unflinching jab at America’s all-consuming capitalism, powerfully links the film’s themes with its noirish visual ...