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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.
Released: 1949-09-02114 minDir: Raoul WalshCrime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $1.3MBox office: $3.5M
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- 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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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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1940s crime thriller films1949 American films1949 English-language films1949 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime thriller filmsAmerican heist filmsAmerican prison filmsEnglish-language crime thriller filmsFilm noirFilms about organized crime in the United StatesFilms directed by Raoul Walsh