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White Heat is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, White Heat is based on a story by Virginia Kellogg, and is considered to be one of the best gangster movies of all time.
White Heat: Directed by Raoul Walsh. With James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly. A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
Gang leader Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) lives for his mother, planning heists between horrible headaches. During a train robbery that goes wrong, Cody shoots an...
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Nov 2, 2013 · 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 Walsh. Director. Ben Roberts.
White Heat, American crime film released in 1949 that is considered the definitive James Cagney vehicle and perhaps the best of the Warner Brothers crime dramas. Cody Jarrett (played by Cagney) is a cold-blooded killer who has an uncomfortable oedipal relationship with his domineering mother.
Summaries. A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma,' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader.
Jan 24, 2019 · “White Heat,” about the final months in a gang leader’s life, is a ruthless tale, ruthlessly told—an artistic peak for its star James Cagney and its director, Raoul Walsh, who had worked on two other features together, the gangster classic “The Roaring Twenties” and the romantic comedy “The Strawberry Blonde.” Their teamwork in ...
White Heat is an entertaining, fascinating and hypnotic portrait of a flamboyant, mother-dominated and fixated, epileptic and psychotic killer, who often spouts crude bits of humor.
White Heat follows the story of Cody Jarrett, a volatile and psychopathic gangster who is fiercely devoted to his mother. After a train heist goes wrong, Cody is sent to prison where he hatches a plan to escape and seek revenge on those who betrayed him.
Aug 1, 2016 · Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien White Heat (1949) Official Trailer - James Cagney Movie Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by...
