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White Heat

1949 film by Raoul Walsh

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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

Released: 1949-09-02114 minDir: Raoul WalshCrime, Drama, Thriller

Cast

James Cagney as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo as Verna Jarrett
Edmond O'Brien as Vic Pardo
Margaret Wycherly as Ma Jarrett
Steve Cochran as 'Big Ed' Somers
John Archer as Philip Evans

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Key facts

Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by: Ivan Goff , Ben Roberts
Based on: White Heat by Virginia Kellogg
Produced by: Louis F. Edelman
Starring: James Cagney Virginia Mayo Edmond O'Brien Fred Clark
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
Edited by: Owen Marks
Music by: Max Steiner
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates: August 25, 1949 ( 1949-08-25 ) ( Miami ) September 2, 1949 ( 1949-09-02 ) ( New York City )
Running time: 114 minutes
Country: United States
Language

Key dates

Published: 5 June 1953

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Part of: National Film Registry
Genre: adventure film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: organized crime
Director: Raoul Walsh
Screenwriter: Virginia Kellogg
Cast member: Grandon Rhodes
Composer: Max Steiner

Article

White Heat is a 1949 American film noir, directed by Raoul Walsh. Its screenplay, written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, is based on a story by Virginia Kellogg. The film stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, and Edmond O'Brien.

White Heat is considered to be one of the best gangster films of all time. In 2003, White Heat was added to the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress.