White Heat

(1949)

114 minutes

Film Noir

Directed by Raoul Walsh

Cast:

James Cagney as Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo as Verna Jarrett
Edmond O'Brien as Hank Fallon aka 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 'The Trader' Winston
Ian MacDonald as 'Bo' Creel
Paul Guilfoyle as Roy Parker
G. Pat Collins as 'Reader' Curtin
Fred Coby as 'Happy'   

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Cody Jarrett leads a group of vicious thieves. He suffers from painful headaches and is dedicated to his mother. Cody's most important men want to run the show and try to get rid of him while he is still in prison. Yet an undercover cop comes to Cody’s rescue and they become friends. Cody has revenge on his mind during a big sting at a chemical plant.