RAW DEAL (1948)
Special Features: Intro by film historian Foster Hirsch on Oct. 10 and 12
Social worker Ann Martin (Marsha Hunt) and gangster’s moll Pat Regan (Claire Trevor) duke it out for the soul of homme fatal Joe Sullivan (Dennis O’Keefe) in this rambunctious display of quintessential noir pulp. Sullivan busts out of the slammer determined to get even with shyster gang boss Rick Coyle (Raymond Burr), who wants Sullivan dead before he reaches his San Francisco hideout. Stunning images by legendary cinematographer John Alton make this one of the most visually stylish noirs of them all. As Film Noir Foundation founder Eddie Muller likes to say, it is “Pure Pulp for Noir People.” (Note courtesy of the Film Noir Foundation.) DIR Anthony Mann; SCR Leopold Atlas, John C. Higgins, from the story “Corkscrew Alley” by Arnold B. Armstrong and Audrey Ashley; PROD Edward Small. U.S., 1948, b&w, 79 min. NOT RATED
Run Time: 79 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Genre: Film noir
Introduction