Force of Evil (1950)

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Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!

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.

• Released: 1950-08-24
• Genres: Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 19m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 146 votes

Directed by Abraham Polonsky.

Top cast

• John Garfield as Joe Morse
• Thomas Gomez as Leo Morse
• Marie Windsor as Edna Tucker
• Howland Chamberlain as Freddie Bauer
• Roy Roberts as Ben Tucker
• Paul Fix as Bill Ficco
• Stanley Prager as Wally
• Barry Kelley as Detective Egan
• Paul McVey as Hobe Wheelock
• Beatrice Pearson as Doris Lowry

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Force of Evil

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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