Force of evil

Resource Information

The work Force of evil represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Force of evil

Statement of responsibility

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

Creator

• Force of evil (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Kelley, Barry, 1908-1991
• Gomez, Thomas, 1905-1971
• McVey, Paul, 1898-1973
• Garfield, John
• Fix, Paul, 1901-1983
• Pearson, Beatrice, 1920-1986
• Polk, Rudolph
• Day, Richard, 1894-1972
• Chamberlain, Howland, 1911-1984
• Boyle, Edward G.
• truePolonsky, Abraham
• Barnes, George, 1892-1953
• Prager, Stanley, 1917-1972
• Raksin, David
• Roberts, Bob, 1907-1995
• Republic Pictures Corporation
• Roberts, Roy, 1906-1975
• Paramount Pictures Corporation
• Scorsese, Martin
• Olive Films
• Seid, Arthur
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Windsor, Marie
• Melange Pictures (Firm)
• Wolfert, Ira, 1908-1997
• Enterprise Studios

Actor

• Gomez, Thomas, 1905-1971
• Kelley, Barry, 1908-1991
• Garfield, John
• McVey, Paul, 1898-1973
• Pearson, Beatrice, 1920-1986
• Fix, Paul, 1901-1983
• Windsor, Marie
• Roberts, Roy, 1906-1975
• Prager, Stanley, 1917-1972
• Chamberlain, Howland, 1911-1984

Art director

• Day, Richard, 1894-1972

Commentator

• Scorsese, Martin

Director of photography

• Barnes, George, 1892-1953

Film director

• truePolonsky, Abraham

Film distributor

• Paramount Pictures Corporation

Film editor

• Seid, Arthur

Film producer

• Roberts, Bob, 1907-1995

Musical director

• Polk, Rudolph

Production company

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Olive Films
• Enterprise Studios
• Republic Pictures Corporation

Screenwriter

• Wolfert, Ira, 1908-1997
• truePolonsky, Abraham

Subject

• Wolfert, Ira, 1908-1997 -- Film adaptations
• Racketeering
• Brothers
• Brothers -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Crime
• Crime -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Criminals
• Criminals -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Film noir
• Lotteries
• Lotteries -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• New York (State) -- New York
• Racketeering -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Wolfert, Ira, 1908-1997

Genre

• Fiction films
• Feature films
• trueDrama
• Film noir
• Film adaptations

Language

eng

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

Awards note

Named to the National Film Registry in 1994 by the Library of Congress.

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Music by David Raksin ; director of photography, George Barnes ; art director, Richard Day ; film editor, Arthur Seid ; musical director, Rudolph Polk ; set decoration, Edward G. Boyle

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA Rating: not rated

Language note

In English

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.F673 2012

PerformerNote

John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlin, Roy Roberts, Paul Fix, Stanley Prager, Barry Kelley, Paul McVey, Beatrice Pearson

Runtime

78

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Technique

live action