Force of evil / Olive Films ; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Enterprise Studios present ; the Roberts production ; screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert ; produced by Bob Roberts ; directed by Abraham Polonsky.
Publisher:
Paramount Pictures,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc (78 min.) : DVD video, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlin, Roy Roberts, Paul Fix, Stanley Prager, Barry Kelley, Paul McVey, Beatrice Pearson. Title from disc label. Based upon the novel "Tucker's people" by Ira Wolfert. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Special feature: Martin Scorsese movie classics introduction of Force of evil (presented by Republic Pictures ; 3 min).
Contents:
Special feature: Martin Scorsese Movie Classics introduction of Force of Evil.
Summary:
A lawyer whose connection to a ruthless racketeer has nearly destroyed his sense of morality. His participation in a rigged numbers racket could prove disastrous for his high-strung brother whose small-time policy bank stands to go broke when the rigged numbers pay off.
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