White Heat
“Pick up the pieces folks, Jimmy's in action again!”
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.
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Cast
61 people
James Cagney
Arthur 'Cody' Jarrett
Known for
One, Two, Three
The Public Enemy
Virginia Mayo
Verna Jarrett
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Edmond O'Brien
Vic Pardo
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Margaret Wycherly
Ma Jarrett
Known for
Sergeant York
Hangmen Also Die!
Steve Cochran
'Big Ed' Somers
Known for
Il Grido
The Best Years of Our Lives
John Archer
Philip Evans
Known for
Destination Moon
Blue Hawaii
Wally Cassell
'Cotton' Valletti
Known for
Sands of Iwo Jima
Story of G.I. Joe
Fred Clark
Daniel Winston
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
A Place in the Sun
Paul Guilfoyle
Roy Parker (uncredited)
Known for
Apache
Mighty Joe Young
Ford Rainey
Zuckie
Known for
Halloween II
The Bionic Woman
Robert Foulk
Payroll Guard at Chemical Plant
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
The Love Bug
Ian MacDonald
Creel
Known for
High Noon
Johnny Guitar
Raoul Walsh Director · Ivan Goff Screenplay Ben Roberts Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $1.3M · United States release September 2, 1949
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Worldwide gross
$3,483,000
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · September 2, 1949
Theatrical
United States · September 2, 1949
Theatrical
France
November 22, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
December 27, 1952 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 3, 1950 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 16, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 9, 1950 · Theatrical
Spain
October 4, 1950 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 15, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 9, 1950 · Theatrical
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