TCM Party spotlights Force of Evil in 'Summer of Darkness' lineup

John Garfield on location in New York City during filming of Force of Evil (1948). #TCMParty #FilmNoir #SummerOfDarkness #ForceOfEvil 📷 Photo by Arnold Newman

Martin Scorsese has repeatedly cited Force of Evil as a major influence on his own crime films. #TCMParty #ForceOfEvil ^JW #SummerOfDarkness

🇨🇦 ATTENTION CANADIANS! 🇨🇦 Force of Evil (1948) isn't airing here but you can still join the #TCMParty by watching along at the Internet Archive if you like! archive.org/details/forc...

The Cain and Abel type conflict between Joe Morse (John Garfield) and Leo (Thomas Gomez) is among the finest (and heartbreaking) in all of film noir IMO. #TCMParty #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfDarkness

I was a little surprised they didn't postpone Summer of Darkness, but ultimately film noir is one of the purest expressions of the American id, and therefore entirely appropriate on the nation's birthday.

“It was a shame to have so much money go to waste in other people’s pockets” will soon take the place of “E Pluribus Unum”. #ForceOfEvil #TCMParty

I love John Garfield's voice, love listening to him talk. #ForceOfEvil #SummerOfDarkness #TCMParty

One of my favorite noir openings. As Steve and Anna make plans, Siodmak starts by shooting Anna over Steve’s shoulder, then switches to a POV shot – and that pretty much says it all: it’s Steve’s story, and Anna’s his obsession. #TCMParty #CrissCross

The stones it took to release this movie at that time🫡 #ActOfViolence #TCMParty

One of the many special abilities Heflin has as an actor is to keep tears trapped glistening in his eyes. It's extraordinary. He does it in a scene of unbearable intensity in #ActofViolence , but he does it in crap movies like Battle Cry too. Because he's a goddamn genius and I love him. #TCMParty

Does ACT OF VIOLENCE qualify as counter-programming on the eve of a certain patriotic birthday? Or is it fitting, given how many of our national illusions have been shattered lately? Either way, one of the best entries in TCM’s Summer of Darkness series airs tonight. #TCMParty

Does living an exemplary upstanding life ever make up for earlier horrible deeds? I'm not sure. Extenuating circumstances and all, but maybe they reveal a central truth #TCMParty

I pretty much like Van Heflin in any role. What can I say? #tcmparty #summerofdarkness

Heflin slowly walks around, calmly closing all of the blinds, a calmness easily disrupted by the telephone ringing. #ActofViolence #TCMParty #IncredibleActing

I can't believe cell phones will ever be a prop as effective as a phone with a handset and a dial. #ActOfViolence #SummerOfDarkness #TCMParty