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Raw Deal
Raw Deal
7.5
/10
1,091 Ratings

RAW DEAL

Directed by Anthony Mann
United States, 1948
Drama, Crime, Film noir

Synopsis

Once freed, gangster Joe Sullivan and his girl friend Pat set off to find the mobster who set him up. The kidnapping of Ann Martin, the social worker who wrote to Joe in prison, leads the fugitive into a romantic triangle.

Synopsis

Once freed, gangster Joe Sullivan and his girl friend Pat set off to find the mobster who set him up. The kidnapping of Ann Martin, the social worker who wrote to Joe in prison, leads the fugitive into a romantic triangle.

Our take

A B-noir from ascendent director Anthony Mann (The Naked Spur), Raw Deal flips the script from T-Men, telling the story of the criminals rather than the cops. Mann’s attention to the details of violence is fierce, John Alton’s lights are luminous, and Claire Trevor and Raymond Burr—unforgettable.