Raw Deal [Blu-ray]

Director: Anthony Mann Anthony Mann

Overview

In this film, framed gangster Joe Sullivan busts out of prison and sets out to find the mobster who set him up. The kidnapping of the social worker who wrote to Joe in prison leads the fugitive into a romantic triangle of death, passion, and tragedy.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/2022
UPC:	0851968007804
Original Release:	1948
Source:	Classicflix
Language:	English
Sales rank:	17,122

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dennis O'Keefe	Joseph Emmett (Joe) Sullivan
Claire Trevor	Pat Cameron
Marsha Hunt	Ann Martin
Raymond Burr	Rick Coyle
John Ireland	Fantail
Curt Conway	Spider
Chili Williams	Marcy
Richard Fraser	Man
Whit Bissell	Man
Cliff Clark	Man
The	Actor

Technical Credits

Anthony Mann	Director
Edward Small	Producer
George J. Teague	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

A noir with several, clever scenes, some fine cinematography and no shortage of violence, Raw Deal is a better than average, crime story, but it lacks plausibility at times, and telegraphs its upcoming twists. Noir genius John Alton handles the camera here and deftly cloaks the whole film in shadows. As the film opens, Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) is visited by both Pat (Claire Trevor) and Ann Martin (Marsha Hunt) in prison. This scene sparkles with some smart dialogue and is a nice warm-up to the love triangle that follows. The gangsters in Raw Deal are pretty mean with Raymond Burr leading the pack as he scalds a party girl with his birthday flambeé. One problem with Raw Deal is the lack of believable chemistry between Joe and Ann. She likes Joe, but quickly changes her mind and attempts to call the police after he breaks out of prison. Not long after, she declares her love for him again after shooting the man who's attempted to kill him. Why Joe so prefers Ann to his longtime girlfriend Pat is also not made clear. On the screen, Joe and Ann don't seem to have much in common and the attraction seems vague at best. Though, otherwise, this is an entertaining, if not terribly artful noir, with Alton's camerawork standing out more than Anthony Mann's direction.