Force of Evil
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Released
- 1948
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1948
Storyline
An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
Top credits
John Garfield — Joe Morse
Thomas Gomez — Leo Morse
Beatrice Pearson — Doris Lowry
Marie Windsor — Edna Tucker
Did you know
• John Garfield stood on an apple box for the scene between him and Marie Windsor, because she was taller than him.
• In order to show cinematographer George Barnes how he wanted the film to look, Abraham Polonsky gave him a book of Edward Hopper's Third Avenue paintings.
• Had a major influence on Martin Scorsese as it's the first movie he remembers having watched.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $948,000
User reviews
The Numbers Racket
One of the classic noirs, with a great performance by John Garfield
The pieces are greater than the whole
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
