TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. ET is Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal (1948) with Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland and Raymond Burr

By David in TN
Friday, July 29, 2022 at 4:41:00 P.M. EDT

TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:30 and 10 a.m. ET is Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal (1948) with Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland and Raymond Burr.

Film Noir Guide: “O’Keefe plays an escaped convict on the run with his moll (Trevor). Along the way, they grab a hostage (Hunt) who works for O’Keefe’s lawyer. O’Keefe and Hunt eventually fall for each other, leaving the jealous Trevor feeling like a third wheel.

“Burr is the hood O’Keefe took the rap for, and Ireland is Burr’s vicious henchman. The cast in this hard-boiled and fast-paced noir is excellent, especially Trevor as the lovesick tag-a-long.”

David in TN: This is likely Raymond Burr's most notable noir “heavy” role.