White Heat (1949)
White Heat is a 1949 crime movie directed by Raoul Walsh, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien.
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.
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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
- Wally Cassell as 'Cotton' Valletti
- Fred Clark as Daniel Winston
- Paul Guilfoyle as Roy Parker (uncredited)
- Ford Rainey as Zuckie
- Robert Foulk as Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
- Ian MacDonald as Creel
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