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White Heat is a american film of genre Drama directed by Raoul Walsh released in USA on 2 september 1949 with James Cagney
White Heat (1949)
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Add to a movie listWhite Heat is a 1949 film noir starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien and featuring Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. Directed by Raoul Walsh from an Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts screenplay, it is based on a story by Virginia Kellogg. Considered one of the classic gangster films, this film was added to the National Film Registry in 2003 as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress.
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Arthur "Cody" Jarrett (James Cagney) is a ruthless, deranged criminal gang leader. Although married to Verna (Virginia Mayo), Cody is overly attached to his equally crooked and determined mother, "Ma" Jarrett (Margaret Wycherly), his only real confidante (Cody's father died in an insane asylum). Cody suffers from debilitating headaches, and Ma consoles him--even sitting him on her lap and giving him a shot of whiskey with the toast, "Top of the world," an expression she uses more than once.Actors
James Cagney
(Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett)
Virginia Mayo
(Verna Jarrett)
Edmond O'Brien
(Vic Pardo)
Margaret Wycherly
(Ma Jarrett)
Steve Cochran
('Big Ed' Somers)
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