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Film · Crime, Drama, Thriller

White Heat (1949)

★ 7.7 · 569 votes1 h 54 minCrime, Drama, Thriller1949

Pick up the pieces folks, Jimmy's in action again!

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.

Director
Raoul Walsh
Writers
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Virginia Kellogg
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
September 2, 1949

White Heat cast

  • James CagneyArthur 'Cody' Jarrett
  • Virginia MayoVerna Jarrett
  • Edmond O'BrienVic Pardo
  • Margaret WycherlyMa Jarrett
  • Steve Cochran'Big Ed' Somers
  • John ArcherPhilip Evans
  • Wally Cassell'Cotton' Valletti
  • Fred ClarkDaniel Winston
  • Ford RaineyZuckie
  • Robert FoulkPayroll Guard at Chemical Plant
  • Ian MacDonaldCreel
  • Robert OsterlohRyley
  • Paul GuilfoyleRoy Parker (uncredited)
  • Joel AllenOperative (uncredited)
  • Claudia BarrettCashier (uncredited)
  • Ray BennettGuard (uncredited)
  • Marshall BradfordChief of Police (uncredited)
  • Chet BrandenburgConvict (uncredited)
  • John ButlerMotorist at Gas Station (uncredited)
  • Robert CarsonAgent at Directional Map (uncredited)
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