White Heat (1949)
15
09/01/1950 (GB)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
1h 54m
- 77% (489 votes)
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Pick up the pieces folks, Jimmy's in action again!
Overview
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.
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Ivan GoffScreenplay
- Ben RobertsScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,300,000
Revenue
$3,483,000
Keywords
- prison
- undercover agent
- parent child relationship
- gangster
- psychopath
- mama's boy
- heist
- film noir
- on the run
- shootout
- train
- explosion
- killer
- inmate
- criminal gang
- prison break
- infiltrate
- unfaithful wife
Top Billed Cast
James Cagney
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo
Verna Jarrett
Edmond O'Brien
Vic Pardo
Margaret Wycherly
Ma Jarrett
Steve Cochran
'Big Ed' Somers
John Archer
Philip Evans
Wally Cassell
'Cotton' Valletti
Fred Clark
Daniel Winston
Paul Guilfoyle
Roy Parker (uncredited)
Ford Rainey
Zuckie
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