Hm… that’s a very familiar name? Oh, yeah, that’s what I thought: Orson Welles did a movie with a similar name.
This is definitely not that one.
It’s John Garfield playing a mobster(ish) lawyer. It’s about the intricacies of running a numbers game. Basically everybody in this movie are crooks.
I don’t know. I didn’t connect with this movie at all. It’s just not very interesting.
I do like the cluttered, dirty look of the interiors. It’s either very thoughtfully done or it’s filmed on a perfect location.
Force of Evil. Abraham Polonsky. 1948.
Popular movies in December 1948 according to IMDB:
| Poster | Votes | Rating | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 4817 | 7.8 | Portrait of Jennie |
 | 3230 | 7.5 | Yellow Sky |
 | 4366 | 7.4 | Force of Evil |
 | 1557 | 7.3 | Command Decision |
 | 715 | 7.3 | Enchantment |
 | 2203 | 7.0 | Adventures of Don Juan |
 | 243 | 6.9 | The Feathered Serpent |
 | 2905 | 6.9 | The Paleface |
 | 930 | 6.8 | Mexican Hayride |
 | 626 | 6.8 | Jungle Jim |
This blog post is part of the Decade series.