Force of Evil (1950)
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.
Director:
Abraham Polonsky
Writers:
Ira Wolfert, Abraham Polonsky.
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John Garfield as Joe Morse |
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Thomas Gomez as Leo Morse |
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Marie Windsor as Edna Tucker |
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Howland Chamberlain as Freddie Bauer |
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Roy Roberts as Ben Tucker |
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Paul Fix as Bill Ficco |
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Stanley Prager as Wally |
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Barry Kelley as Detective Egan |
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Paul McVey as Hobe Wheelock |
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Beatrice Pearson as Doris Lowry |
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Arthur O'Connell as Link Hall (uncredited) |
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Georgia Backus as Sylvia Morse (uncredited) |
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Margaret Bert as Sorter (uncredited) |
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Estelle Etterre as Secretary #4 (uncredited) |
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Sherry Hall as Sorter (uncredited) |
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Paul Frees as Elevator operator |
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Jack Overman as Juice (uncredited) |
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Tim Ryan as Johnson |
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Barbara Wooddell as Mary (uncredited) |
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Raymond Largay as Bunte (uncredited) |
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Beau Bridges as Frankie Tucker (uncredited) |
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Allen Mathews as Badgley (uncredited) |
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Georgia Backus as Mrs. Sylvia Morse (uncredited) |
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Sid Tomack as Two and Two (uncredited) |
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Bert Hanlon as Cigar man (uncredited) |
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Bill Neff as Law clerk (uncredited) |
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Eileen Coghlan as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Dick Gordon as Attorney (uncredited) |
| Camera | George Barnes | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Abraham Polonsky | Director |
| Writing | Ira Wolfert | Screenplay |
| Writing | Abraham Polonsky | Screenplay |
| Sound | David Raksin | Music |
| Directing | Robert Aldrich | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lillian Lashin | Hairstylist |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Rudolph Polk | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gustaf Norin | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Bob Roberts | Producer |
| Production | Jack Baur | Casting |
| Sound | Frank Webster | Sound Engineer |
| Editing | Art Seid | Editor |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
