White Heat
Pick up the pieces folks, Jimmy's in action again!
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Release Date
9/2/1949Runtime
114 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$1,300,000Revenue
$3,483,000Homepage
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A ruthless, unhinged criminal spirals into explosive chaos as his psychological fractures widen in the aftermath of a heist. This is a noir fever dream where violence erupts with shocking intensity and no one, least of all Cody himself, can control where it's headed.
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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
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