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Force of Evil
UNITED STATES · 1948

Force of Evil

Abraham Polonsky
organized crime family conflict moral corruption illegal gambling brotherhood
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Synopsis

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.

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