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7.7A 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.
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
Themes
- prison
- undercover agent
- parent child relationship
- gangster
- psychopath
- mama's boy
- heist
- film noir
- on the run
- shootout
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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
- English
- Budget
- $1 million or, $1.3 million
- Box office
- $1.9 million or, $3.483 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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