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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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     Marie Windsor

     Edna Tucker

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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 Beatrice Pearson 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.

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   Is force of Evil a movie?

   • This article is about the film noir. For the 1977 television episode "The Force of Evil", see Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected. Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir starring John Garfield and Beatrice Pearson and directed by Abraham Polonsky.

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

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   A lawyer tries to help his brother in the numbers racket, but faces gangsters and moral dilemmas. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this classic film noir.

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

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

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6. 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

7. archive.org › details › force-of-evil-Force of Evil (1948) John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Marie ...

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   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.

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

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   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 numbers racket....

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   • Actors: John Garfield

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

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10. 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.

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.