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Force of Evil

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Force of Evil
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NR,1hr 20min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
December 25, 1948
Director:
Abraham Polonsky
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez  ...more
Synopsis: John Garfield, in the best performance of his career, portrays Joe Morse, an ambitious attorney who has long since abandoned his scruples in favor of monetary reward. Morse now represents the interests of crime boss Ben Tucker (Roy Roberts), who plans to take over the numbers racket in New York. Morse has devised a way of doing this legally and above-board, with no violence: Tucker's people will bring about the collapse of the illegal numbers racket in the city, using a race track-betting scam that ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Force of Evil helped define many of the elements of the post-war film noir. The film has developed a strong cult following as much for its influential stylistic touches (such as using shades of black, white, and gray to play on themes of good, evil, and the shades in-between) as for its gorgeously shaded cinematography, adapted from 1920s German Expressionist films. John Garfield's portrayal of a corrupt ... Full Review
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John Garfield
Joe Morse
Beatrice Pearson
Doris Lowry
Thomas Gomez
Leo Morse
Marie Windsor
Edna Tucker
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