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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. Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Abraham Polonsky
- 1949-03
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...
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- John Garfield
- Abraham Polonsky
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
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.
- Abraham Polonsky, Robert Aldrich, Don Weis
- John Garfield
Aug 30, 2021 · Watch the classic crime film starring John Garfield as a crooked lawyer in a policy racket. Read reviews, learn about the film's significance and see related links.
- 79 min
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.
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.
