Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 19m

Raw Deal

Director

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe as Joe Sullivan Claire Trevor as Pat Cameron Marsha Hunt as Ann Martin John Ireland as Fantail Raymond Burr as Rick Coyle Curt Conway as Spider

Crew

John Alton — Director of Photography Alfred DeGaetano — Editor Paul Sawtell — Original Music Composer Leopold Atlas — Screenplay John C. Higgins — Screenplay Edward Small — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

Joe Sullivan is itching to get out of prison. He's taken the rap for his accomplice Rick, a sadistic mobster who owes him $50,000 from the job they pulled. Rick sets up an escape for Joe, assuming that Joe will be killed while fleeing. But with the help of his love-struck girl Pat and his sympathetic legal caseworker Ann, Joe gets further than Rick intended...

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Anthony Mann Director John Alton Director of Photography Alfred DeGaetano Editor Paul Sawtell Original Music Composer Leopold Atlas Screenplay John C. Higgins Screenplay Edward Small Producer

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