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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.
Force of Evil: Directed by Abraham Polonsky. With John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor. An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Abraham Polonsky
- 1949-03
Aug 30, 2021 · Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime FILM NOlR directed by Abraham Polonsky, who was previously known as a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947). Like Body and Soul, the film starred John Garfield.
- 79 min
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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- John Garfield
- Abraham Polonsky
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Sep 21, 2011 · One of the key films of the '40s. From a novel by Ira Wolfert (Tucker's People), it extracts a clinical analysis of the social, moral and physical evils attendi.
Oct 15, 2022 · Set in New York City, "Force of Evil" combines and not entirely subtlely equates the numbers racket with banking and Wall Street. The film focuses on an ambitious young lawyer, Joe Morse, in an extraordinary performance by Garfield.
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket. Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers-racket operators into one big powerful operation.
