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Raw Deal (1948)

 -  Crime | Film-Noir | Drama  -  26 May 1948 (USA)
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Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for Rick, who owes him $50 Grand. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, knowing that Joe will be caught escaping and be shot or ... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dennis O'Keefe ...
Joseph Emmett (Joe) Sullivan
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Pat Cameron
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Ann Martin
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Fantail
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Rick Coyle
Curt Conway ...
Spider
Chili Williams ...
Marcy
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Police Capt. Fields (as Richard Fraser)
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Cliff Clark ...
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Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for Rick, who owes him $50 Grand. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, knowing that Joe will be caught escaping and be shot or locked away forever. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than he's supposed to, and we are posed with two very important questions: Is Joe really the cold and heartless criminal he appears to be, or is there a heart of gold under that gritty exterior? And does Joe belong with the tough, street-wise Pat, or with the prim, moralizing Ann? Written by Martin Lewison <lewison+@pitt.edu>

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Bullets! Women! -- Can't Hold a Man Like This!

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Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

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26 May 1948 (USA)  »

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Corkscrew Alley  »

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(Western Electric Recording)

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1.37 : 1
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Joseph Emmett Sullivan: You're wonderful, baby. I don't know what I'd do without you.
Pat Cameron: Remember to tell me later. With gestures.
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More great noir from Anthony Mann...
26 May 2000 | by (Cleveland, OH) – See all my reviews

Anthony Mann stylishly directs this jailbreak, film noir thriller. Dennis O'Keefe is the escapee who is taking the rap for his crime boss, Raymond Burr. Burr is responsible for springing him, but only with the hope that he gets killed in the attempt and is thus silenced. O'Keefe's dame is assuredly played by Claire Trevor, who helps him through the road blocks and dragnets, but is severely jealous once another woman enters the picture. John Alton's cinematography perfectly captures the noir-like atmosphere of San Francisco as does Trevor's voice-over narration accompanied by the haunting sound of a theremin playing.


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