White Heat

1949

1h 54m

7.7

7.7/10

535 votes • View on IMDb

Crime Drama Thriller

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $1,300,000

Revenue: $3,483,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

prison undercover agent parent child relationship gangster psychopath mama's boy heist film noir on the run shootout train explosion killer inmate criminal gang prison break infiltrate unfaithful wife

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 2, 1949
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0042041

Cast

James Cagney

Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett

Virginia Mayo

Verna Jarrett

Edmond O'Brien

Vic Pardo

Margaret Wycherly

Ma Jarrett

Steve Cochran

'Big Ed' Somers

John Archer

Philip Evans

Wally Cassell

'Cotton' Valletti

Fred Clark

Daniel Winston

Paul Guilfoyle

Roy Parker (uncredited)

Ford Rainey

Zuckie

Robert Foulk

Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant

Ian MacDonald

Creel

Key Crew

Ivan Goff

Screenplay

Ben Roberts

Screenplay

Raoul Walsh

Director

Louis F. Edelman

Producer