Raw Deal (1948 film)

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Raw Deal (1948 film) is a classic 1940s American film noir crime drama known for its dark visual style and tense story of betrayal and revenge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
blackAndWhite true
character Ann Martin
Joe Sullivan
Pat Regan
Rick Coyle
cinematographer John Alton
composer Paul Sawtell
countryOfOrigin United States
director Anthony Mann
distributor Eagle-Lion Films
distributorRegion United States theatrical release
editor Stanley Frazen
era 1940s American cinema
filmFormat 35 mm
genre crime drama
film noir
hasNarrator Claire Trevor
hasTheme crime
fatalism
moral ambiguity
romantic triangle
hasVisualStyle chiaroscuro cinematography
high-contrast lighting
language English
notableFor dark visual style
expressionistic cinematography by John Alton
themes of betrayal and revenge
voice-over narration
originalLanguage English
partOf classic American film noir canon
plotSummary An escaped convict seeks revenge on the gangster who betrayed him while torn between the affections of his loyal girlfriend and his sympathetic social worker.
producer Edward Small
productionCompany Edward Small Productions
releaseDecade 1940s
releaseYear 1948
runtimeMinutes 79
screenwriter John C. Higgins
Leigh Brackett
setting United States
soundMix mono
starring Claire Trevor
Dennis O'Keefe
linked to: Dennis O’Keefe

John Ireland
Marsha Hunt
Raymond Burr

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Marsha Hunt notableWork Raw Deal (1948 film)
Edward Small Productions notableWork Raw Deal (1948 film)
Edward Small notableWork Raw Deal (1948 film)