Force of Evil
Written by Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert
Directed by Abraham Polonsky
U.S.A., 1948
Joe Morse (John Garfield) finds himself in a professionally precarious, if certainly lucrative, position. As one of New York’s top lawyers, he represents Ben Tucker (Roy Roberts), the city’s top dog in the racket numbers game. His plush office and impressive wealth are due to impressive commissions earned via Tucker, the latter whom, through Joe’s tireless efforts, has established himself as legitimately as possible. One of the smaller ‘banks’ that is soon to come under Tucker’s reign following the 4th of July rigged horse race is that belonging to Joe’s estranged brother, Leo (Thomas Gomez). The big race passes, leaving Manhattan’s smaller rackets broke, consequently forcing them to comply and join Tucker. Joe strives to sweeten the deal as much as possible for Leo, but differences of...
Written by Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert
Directed by Abraham Polonsky
U.S.A., 1948
Joe Morse (John Garfield) finds himself in a professionally precarious, if certainly lucrative, position. As one of New York’s top lawyers, he represents Ben Tucker (Roy Roberts), the city’s top dog in the racket numbers game. His plush office and impressive wealth are due to impressive commissions earned via Tucker, the latter whom, through Joe’s tireless efforts, has established himself as legitimately as possible. One of the smaller ‘banks’ that is soon to come under Tucker’s reign following the 4th of July rigged horse race is that belonging to Joe’s estranged brother, Leo (Thomas Gomez). The big race passes, leaving Manhattan’s smaller rackets broke, consequently forcing them to comply and join Tucker. Joe strives to sweeten the deal as much as possible for Leo, but differences of...
- 4/3/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Joe Morse, contestant on Jeopardy mistakenly claimed that Magic Johnson played in the NHL, losing points and earning a disapproving look from Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.
The hint was as follows: “100+ assists in an NHL season has been accomplished only 13 times, 11 times by this player.”
Joe hit his button quickly and answered, “Who is Magic Johnson?”
“Oh, no,” Trebek responded, moving on to contestant Diane, who correctly identified the player as Wayne Gretsky.
“We’re talking about hockey, not the NBA,” Trebek stressed.
Joe reportedly conducted a Reddit Ama (As Me Anything) and commented that his game show blunder was infinitely embarrassing.
“I totally missed the NHL past and focused on the assists. Just a terribly embarrassing answer all around,” he wrote.
– Olivia Truffaut-Wong...
The hint was as follows: “100+ assists in an NHL season has been accomplished only 13 times, 11 times by this player.”
Joe hit his button quickly and answered, “Who is Magic Johnson?”
“Oh, no,” Trebek responded, moving on to contestant Diane, who correctly identified the player as Wayne Gretsky.
“We’re talking about hockey, not the NBA,” Trebek stressed.
Joe reportedly conducted a Reddit Ama (As Me Anything) and commented that his game show blunder was infinitely embarrassing.
“I totally missed the NHL past and focused on the assists. Just a terribly embarrassing answer all around,” he wrote.
– Olivia Truffaut-Wong...
- 3/28/2014
- Uinterview
Last week Criterion released the Blu-ray edition of Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront and as impressive as the film (and all it's accompanying accoutrement) is, I zeroed in on a film Martin Scorsese and Kent Jones continued to reference in their discussion of Waterfront, Abraham Polonsky's 1948 feature Force of Evil. Starring John Garfield and Thomas Gomez, the film centers on Joe Morse (Garfield), a lawyer who turns to the numbers racket to make his first million. Problem is, the plan he and his associates have in store is going to put Joe's brother, Leo (Gomez) out of business and perhaps worse. Leo is a small-time operator in the racket and Joe's plan to consolidate and put out of business these small timers is going to put a kink in the family relationship, even though there isn't much of a relationship to begin with. Scorsese and Jones' conversation turned...
- 3/2/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
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