7.2
Force of Evil
CrimeDramaFilm-NoirApproved
"Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!"
Duration
1h 19mRelease
24 Aug 1950Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
Cast
John GarfieldThomas GomezBeatrice Pearson
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10Rotten Tomatoes: 100%Metacritic: 89/100
Details
Director
Abraham Polonsky
Writers
Abraham PolonskyIra Wolfert
Revenue
$1,165,000Awards
4 wins totalTrailer
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