Force of Evil (1948)

Editor's Note A lawyer gets caught in a three way squeeze between his racketeer boss, his racketeer brother, and the anti-crime tactics of a new prosecutor who would like to jail the entire lot. Based on the novel TUCKER'S PEOPLE by Ira Wolfert. Directorial debut for the later black-listed Polonsky.

	John Garfield
	Thomas Gomez
	Beatrice Pearson
	Roy Roberts
	Marie Windsor
	Howland Chamberlain
	Paul McVey
	Tim Ryan
	Walter Thompson - Editor
	George Barnes - Director of Photography
	Richard Day - Production Designer
	David Raksin - Composer
	Arthur Seidel - Editor
	Ira Wolfert - Story
	Bob Roberts - Producer
	Abraham Polonsky - Screenwriter
	Ira Wolfert - Screenwriter
	Abraham Polonsky - Director

Entertainment Weekly
"...Highly stylized..." -- Rating: A 03/31/1995 p.70

USA Today
"Pearson's scenes with Garfield are among the most supercharged ever..." 05/28/2004 p.6E

Uncut
"A socially conscious noir steeped in atmosphere and paranoia, with stunning dialogue." 02/01/2006 p.104

Sight and Sound
"This was surely Garfield's finest hour: he conveys brilliantly his character's ruthlessness and his sense of loss and yearning." 03/01/2006 p.86