Force of Evil (1950)

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.

Cast (28)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

John Garfield

Joe Morse

Thomas Gomez

Leo Morse

Marie Windsor

Edna Tucker

Howland Chamberlain

Freddie Bauer

Roy Roberts

Ben Tucker

Paul Fix

Bill Ficco

Stanley Prager

Wally

Barry Kelley

Detective Egan

Paul McVey

Hobe Wheelock

Beatrice Pearson

Doris Lowry

Arthur O'Connell

Link Hall (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

M

Margaret Bert

Sorter (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Secretary #4 (uncredited)

S

Sherry Hall

Sorter (uncredited)

Paul Frees

Elevator operator

Jack Overman

Juice (uncredited)

Tim Ryan

Johnson

B

Barbara Wooddell

Mary (uncredited)

Raymond Largay

Bunte (uncredited)

Beau Bridges

Frankie Tucker (uncredited)

A

Allen Mathews

Badgley (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

Mrs. Sylvia Morse (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

Two and Two (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon

Cigar man (uncredited)

B

Bill Neff

Law clerk (uncredited)

E

Eileen Coghlan

Secretary (uncredited)

D

Dick Gordon

Attorney (uncredited)

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