White Heat
Warner Bros. (1949)
Crime, Drama
In Collection
#14010
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Seen ItYes
012569672352
IMDB   8.2
1 hr 53 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
James Cagney Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Virginia Mayo Verna Jarrett
Fred Clark Daniel Winston ('The Trader')
Edmond O'Brien Vic Pardo/Hank Fallon
Margaret Wycherly Ma Jarrett
Steve Cochran Big Ed Somers
John Archer Philip Evans
Wally Cassell Giovanni 'Cotton' Valletti (Jarrett gang)
Joel Allen Operative (uncredited)
Claudia Barrett Cashier (uncredited)
Ray Bennett Guard
Marshall Bradford Chief of Police
John Butler Motorist at gas station
Robert Carson Agent at Directional Map
Leo Cleary Railroad fireman
Director
Raoul Walsh
Producer Louis F. Eldelman
Writer Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts
Virginia Kellogg
Musician Max Steiner


As a psychotic thug devoted to his hard-boiled ma, James Cagney - older, scarier and just as electrifying - gives a performance to match his work in The Public Enemy as White Heat's cold-blooded Cody Jarrett.

Bracingly directed by Raoul Walsh, this fast-paced thriller tracing Jarrett's violent life in and out of jail is also a harrowing character study. Jarrett is a psychological time bomb ruled by impulse. he murders a wounded accomplice and revels in the act. He neglects his sultry wife (Virginia Mayo) and adores his doting mother. It is among the most vivid screen performances of Cagney's career, and the excitement it generates will put you on top of the world!
Edition Details
Distributor Warner Home Video
Release Date 1/25/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
  • Leonard Maltin hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1949 with Newsreel, Comedy Short So You Think You're Not Guilty, Cartoon Homeless Hare and Theatrical Trailers
  • New Featurette White Heat: Top of the World
  • Commentary by Film Historian Dr. Drew Casper