An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
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John Garfield | ... |
Joe Morse
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Beatrice Pearson | ... |
Doris Lowry
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Thomas Gomez | ... |
Leo Morse
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Marie Windsor | ... |
Edna Tucker
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Howland Chamberlain | ... |
Freddie Bauer
(as Howland Chamberlin)
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Roy Roberts | ... |
Ben Tucker
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Paul Fix | ... |
Bill Ficco
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Stanley Prager | ... |
Wally
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Barry Kelley | ... |
Detective Egan
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Paul McVey | ... |
Hobe Wheelock
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Murray Alper | ... |
Comptroller (uncredited)
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Jessie Arnold | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Sam Ash | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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Georgia Backus | ... |
Sylvia Morse (uncredited)
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Margaret Bert | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Mildred Boyd | ... |
Mother (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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John Butler | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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Douglas Carter | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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William Challee | ... |
Gunman #1 (uncredited)
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Cliff Clark | ... |
Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Eileen Coghlan | ... |
Secretary #1 (uncredited)
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Roger Cole | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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John 'Uh huh' Collum | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Barbara Combs | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Betty Corner | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Bert Davidson | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Jim Davies | ... |
Policeman #9 (uncredited)
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Jan Dennis | ... |
Mrs. Bauer (uncredited)
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Jim Drum | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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Ann Duncan | ... |
Norval's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Dineen (uncredited)
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Ralph Dunn | ... |
Policeman #8 (uncredited)
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Jay Eaton | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Helen Eby-Rock | ... |
Secretary #3 (uncredited)
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Richard Elmore | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Estelle Etterre | ... |
Secretary #4 (uncredited)
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Charles Evans | ... |
Judge (uncredited)
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Budd Fine | ... |
Butcher (uncredited)
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Joel Fluellen | ... |
Father (uncredited)
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Paul Frees | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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David Fresco | ... |
Gunman #3 (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Sherry Hall | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Policeman #4 (uncredited)
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Bert Hanlon | ... |
Cigar Man (uncredited)
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Carl Hanson | ... |
Attorney (uncredited)
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Ray Hirsch | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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Ray Hyke | ... |
Policeman #12 (uncredited)
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John Indrisano | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Perry Ivins | ... |
Mr. Middleton (uncredited)
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Milton Kibbee | ... |
Richards (uncredited)
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Raymond Largay | ... |
Bunty (uncredited)
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Will Lee | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Policeman #7 (uncredited)
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Allen Mathews | ... |
Badgley (uncredited)
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Mickey McGuire | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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David McKim | ... |
Cashier (uncredited)
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Forbes Murray | ... |
Defense attorney (uncredited)
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Bill Neff | ... |
Law Clerk (uncredited)
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Paul Newlan | ... |
Policeman #2 (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Arthur O'Connell | ... |
Link Hall (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Jack Overman | ... |
Juice (uncredited)
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Edward Peil Sr. | ... |
Counterman (uncredited)
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Frank Pharr | ... |
Louie - Bootblack (uncredited)
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Joey Ray | ... |
Gunman #2 (uncredited)
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Bob Reeves | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Shimen Ruskin | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Tim Ryan | ... |
Johnson (uncredited)
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Louise Saraydar | ... |
Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
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Carl Saxe | ... |
Policeman #5 (uncredited)
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Carl Sklover | ... |
Banker (uncredited)
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Cap Somers | ... |
Policeman #6 (uncredited)
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Esther Somers | ... |
Mrs. Lowry (uncredited)
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Bob Stebbins | ... |
Norval (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Man in Courthouse Cafeteria (uncredited)
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Diane Stewart | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Barbara Stone | ... |
Secretary #2 (uncredited)
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Robert Strong | ... |
Court Reporter (uncredited)
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Brick Sullivan | ... |
Policeman #11 (uncredited)
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Sid Tomack | ... |
Two & Two Taylor (uncredited)
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Jim Toney | ... |
Sorter (uncredited)
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Phil Tully | ... |
Policeman #1 (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Policeman #3 (uncredited)
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Joe Warfield | ... |
Collector (uncredited)
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Stanley Waxman | ... |
Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
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Mervin Williams | ... |
Goodspeed (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Harry Wilson | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Bud Wiser | ... |
Policeman #10 (uncredited)
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Barbara Wooddell | ... |
Mary - Joe's Secretary (uncredited)
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Directed by
Abraham Polonsky |
Written by
Abraham Polonsky | ... | (screenplay) and |
Ira Wolfert | ... | (screenplay) |
Ira Wolfert | ... | (novel "Tucker's People") |
Produced by
Bob Roberts | ... | producer |
Music by
David Raksin |
Cinematography by
George Barnes | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Art Seid | ... | (as Arthur Seid) |
Editorial Department
Howard Lee Paul | ... | assistant film editor |
Walter Thompson | ... | editorial supervisor |
Casting By
Jack Baur |
Art Direction by
Richard Day |
Set Decoration by
Edward G. Boyle |
Makeup Department
Lillian Lashin | ... | hair stylist |
Gustaf Norin | ... | makeup supervisor (as Gus Norin) |
Production Management
Joe C. Gilpin | ... | executive production manager (as Joseph C. Gilpin) |
George Yohalem | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Aldrich | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Frank Webster | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Carl Gibson | ... | head grip (uncredited) |
John F. Warren | ... | operative cameraman (uncredited) |
Scotty Welbourne | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Wilson | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Rudolph Polk | ... | musical director |
Lawrence Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Ruby Raksin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Kenneth Hopkins | ... | hats (as Keneth Hopkins) |
Don Weis | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Union Film (1950) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Favorite Attractions (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Mundus Television (1954) (United States) (tv)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1990) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Worldvision Enterprises (1995) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Malofilm Home Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Television (2003) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- ClassicLine (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2013) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2013) (Canada) (DVD)
- Olive Films (2017) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Republic Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Republic Pictures (II) (VHS package design)
- Sound Services (sound recording by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by John Oswalt |
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Taglines | John Garfield puts his Body and Soul into Force of Evil. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | 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. See more » |
Goofs | During a climactic montage set at an East Coast racetrack on the Fourth of July, people in the stock footage crowd scenes are dressed in winter garments nobody would wear in the middle of summer. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Film Noir (1995). See more » |
Soundtracks | String Quartet opus 131, no. 14: Ist Movement See more » |
Quotes |
[after Joe bails his brother, Doris and the others out of jail]
Doris Lowry: You know I've got my whole life to think about now and you won't be of any help. Joe Morse: How do you know? You know everything I touch turns to gold. It's raining out and I promised my brother to take you home. Doris Lowry: Well, that's a lie. Joe Morse: Well, it's not true; but I would have had he asked. You know you can't tell about your life 'til you're all through living it. Come on, I'll give you a lift. You're tired, I'm tireder. What can happen to either one of us? You tell me the story of your life and maybe I can suggest a happy ending. See more » |