Raw Deal (1948 film)
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Written by | Arnold B. Armstrong (story) Audrey Ashley (story) Leopold Atlas John C. Higgins |
| Starring | Dennis O'Keefe Claire Trevor Marsha Hunt John Ireland |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Editing by | Alfred DeGaetano |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | May 26, 1948 |
| Running time | 79 min. |
| Language | English |
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Raw Deal is a 1948 film noir directed by Anthony Mann and with cinematography by John Alton.
[edit] Plot
Prisoner Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe), framed by his associates, vows revenge when he is released. Unable to wait, he breaks jail with the help of his girl, Pat (Claire Trevor).
Joe escapes and comes looking for mobster Rick Coyle (Raymond Burr). Coyle has arranged for Joe to be killed during the break-out in order to avoid confronting him. The failure of this scheme plunges Rick into a state of incipient terror. He now must have Joe done in some other way, by somebody else.
In the course of their run, Pat and Joe kidnap a social worker, Ann (Marsha Hunt) who has been visiting Joe in prison, trying to reform him. This begins a doomed film noir love triangle. A fight with a vicious thug ends when Joe convinces Ann to shoot his attacker in the back. After this act of murder, Ann decides she is in love with Joe. Relenting, he sends her away and goes to kill Coyle, the man who was a key factor in Joe’s initial frame-up. Surprised by Joe’s sudden intrusion, Rick shoots him and inadvertently starts a fire. Trapped, Rick crashes through the upper-story window to his death. Ann nestles the dying Joe in her arms as Pat looks on.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Dennis O'Keefe | Joseph Emmett (Joe) Sullivan |
| Claire Trevor | Pat Cameron |
| Marsha Hunt | Ann Martin |
| John Ireland | Fantail |
| Raymond Burr | Rick Coyle |
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