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Release Date:
1952 (Austria) moreTagline:
James Cagney Is Red Hot In "White Heat"! morePlot:
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. Shortly after the plan takes place, events take a crazy turn full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes (From Extra. 4 November 2009, 4:45 AM, PST)
A Gangster's Demise: Jarrett vs. Rico vs. Dillinger
(From Rope Of Silicon. 3 July 2009, 4:53 PM, PDT)
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Intelligent Thriller more (106 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 14 | 10:00 AM | TCM |
Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColour:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:15 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (1962) | Sweden:(Banned) (original rating) (1949) | Canada:PG (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:PG | Finland:(Banned) (1950) | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2004) | USA:Approved (PCA #13852) | Australia:M (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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All the locations and bearings radioed back and forth during the triangulation tracking of the gasoline truck, as it moves southwest across the Los Angeles basin, are accurate. They can all be found on a modern map of Los Angeles. Even the view of the Los Angeles City Hall shows up at the appropriate time. moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the end, Evans calls Cody Jarrett "Garrett" twice on the bullhorn when they were in the payroll office. moreQuotes:
Cody Jarrett: A copper, a copper, how do you like that boys? A copper and his name is Fallon. And we went for it, I went for it. Treated him like a kid brother. And I was gonna split fifty-fifty with a copper! moreSoundtrack:
Five O'Clock Whistle moreFAQ
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Warner Brothers decided to kill off their cycle of gangster films with WHITE HEAT. A pity perhaps but what a film to end their success on . Cagney will always be remembered for playing gangsters and Cody Jarret is his most memorable performance , but Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts script is nearly as memorable as Cagney due to its high level of intelligence . I especially liked the way the gang tried to test Fallon by leaving the photograph of his wife on the table in the prison cell , little touches like that make WHITE HEAT a classic . If it was made nowadays we`d get bad language , graphic sex, bloodbaths and post modernist references to pop culture . Well you can keep all that Quentin Tarantino rubbish , this is how a good film should be made . Top of the world