Dennis O'Keefe
Joseph Emmett "Joe" Sullivan
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Raw Deal: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland. Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) has taken the rap for Rick (Raymond Burr), who double-crosses him with a flawed escape plan and other means intended to get rid of him.
Raw Deal is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt. It was shot by cinematographer John Alton with sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou. An independent production by Edward Small, it was distributed by Eagle-Lion Films.
In this low-budget 1948 film noir, several characters grew up in poverty in an area of San Francisco called Corkscrew Alley and go on to a life of crime. Joe (Dennis O'Keefe) is a convict who has taken a fall for a mobster, Rick, (Raymond Burr) who has gone on to a life of wealth and luxury, padding around his large home in a silk robe.
Raw Deal. An escaped convict (Dennis O'Keefe) flees with his moll (Claire Trevor) and a social worker (Marsha Hunt) he loves.
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Joe Sullivan (Dennis O'Keefe) is in the state prison taking the blame for the gangster Rick Coyle (Raymond Burr) who owes him US $50,000. Joe is visited by the young Ann Martin ( Marcia Hunt) who works at the law firm which is defending him and she tells that after three years, Joe will certainly be on probation.
Raw Deal (1948) is a classic of on the lam noir film-making starring Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor and Marsha Hunt.
Synopsis. Joe Sullivan, who is serving time in prison for his role in a robbery, is visited by two women. First by his lawyer's assistant, Ann Martin, who appears to have more than a legal interest in him, and then by his girl friend, Pat Regan. During the visit, Pat informs him that he is to be broken out of prison that evening.
