Force of Evil

Abraham Polonsky
1950-08-24

Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!
6.549
79 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Garfield Joe Morse Unowned
Thomas Gomez Leo Morse Unowned
Marie Windsor Edna Tucker Unowned
Howland Chamberlain Freddie Bauer Unowned
Roy Roberts Ben Tucker Unowned
Paul Fix Bill Ficco Unowned
Stanley Prager Wally Unowned
Barry Kelley Detective Egan Unowned
Paul McVey Hobe Wheelock Unowned
Beatrice Pearson Doris Lowry Unowned
Arthur O'Connell Link Hall (uncredited) Unowned
Georgia Backus Sylvia Morse (uncredited) Unowned
Margaret Bert Sorter (uncredited) Unowned
Estelle Etterre Secretary #4 (uncredited) Unowned
Sherry Hall Sorter (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Frees Elevator operator Unowned
Jack Overman Juice (uncredited) Unowned
Tim Ryan Johnson Unowned
Barbara Wooddell Mary (uncredited) Unowned
Raymond Largay Bunte (uncredited) Unowned
Beau Bridges Frankie Tucker (uncredited) Unowned
Allen Mathews Badgley (uncredited) Unowned
Georgia Backus Mrs. Sylvia Morse (uncredited) Unowned
Sid Tomack Two and Two (uncredited) Unowned
Bert Hanlon Cigar man (uncredited) Unowned
Bill Neff Law clerk (uncredited) Unowned
Eileen Coghlan Secretary (uncredited) Unowned
Dick Gordon Attorney (uncredited) Unowned