Raw Deal
(1948)
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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...
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⭐ 7/10April 15, 2023
Anthony Mann packs quite a lot into eighty minutes in this quickly paced and engagingly intricate film noir. "Joe" (Dennis O'Keefe) faces festering in jail for years after helping out his duplicitous pal "Coyle" (Raymond Burr) who now owes him $50k. An escape plan almost goes awry and reveals to "Joe" and feisty girlfriend "Pat" (Claire Trevor) that his friend is not exactly trustworthy. What now ensues drags in poor "Ann" (Marsha Hunt) as "Joe" … read the rest.
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