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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 . [3] Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket. Director. Abraham Polonsky. Writers. Abraham Polonsky. Ira Wolfert. Stars. John Garfield. Thomas Gomez. Beatrice Pearson. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. RENT/BUY. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 8.4K users.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Abraham Polonsky
- 1949-03
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.
- 79 min
Released Dec 25, 1948 1h 18m Crime Drama. List. In New York City, unscrupulous lawyer Joe Morse (John Garfield), has the opportunity to make it big by teaming up with cutthroat gangster Ben...
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- John Garfield
- Abraham Polonsky
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Force of Evil is a 1948 American crime film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's...
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.
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.
