Force of Evil

Force of Evil

79 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 25, 1948

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.

Force of Evil

79 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 25, 1948

Force of Evil
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Enterprise Productions, Roberts Pictures Inc.
Original title Force of Evil
Directors Abraham Polonsky, Robert Aldrich
Writers Ira Wolfert, Abraham Polonsky

Cast

John Garfield

as Joe Morse

Thomas Gomez

as Leo Morse

Marie Windsor

as Edna Tucker

Howland Chamberlain

as Freddie Bauer

Roy Roberts

as Ben Tucker

Paul Fix

as Bill Ficco

Stanley Prager

as Wally

Barry Kelley

as Detective Egan

Paul McVey

as Hobe Wheelock

Beatrice Pearson

as Doris Lowry

Arthur O'Connell

as Link Hall (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

as Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

Margaret Bert

as Sorter (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

as Secretary #4 (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

as Sorter (uncredited)