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.
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- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 1, 2025I think you're meant to like the wise-guy protagonist but his terrible judgment and awful smug, contrived patter is like a stain throughout. Nobody seems to like the guy apart from an 18 year old who's too stupid to know any better. The plot and dialogue hold no significance unless looking for something to parody. It's appalling.
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Force of Evil was released on December 25, 1948.
Force of Evil was directed by Abraham Polonsky.
Force of Evil has a runtime of 79m.
Force of Evil was produced by Bob Roberts.
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.
The key characters in Force of Evil are Joe Morse (John Garfield), Leo Morse (Thomas Gomez), Edna Tucker (Marie Windsor).
Force of Evil is rated Not Rated.
Force of Evil is a Drama, Crime, Film-Noir film.
Force of Evil has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Force of Evil has made $1.2M at the box office.