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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 |
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Producer | Louis F. Eldelman
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Writer | Ivan Goff
Ben Roberts Virginia Kellogg |
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Musician | Max Steiner
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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! |
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