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Valkoinen hehku

Original title: White Heat
  • 19491949
  • K-15K-15
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
33K
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POPULARITY
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James Cagney in Valkoinen hehku (1949)
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A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
33K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,515
940
  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • Ivan Goff(screen play)
    • Ben Roberts(screen play)
    • Virginia Kellogg(suggested by a story by)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Edmond O'Brien
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  • Director
    • Raoul Walsh
  • Writers
    • Ivan Goff(screen play)
    • Ben Roberts(screen play)
    • Virginia Kellogg(suggested by a story by)
  • Stars
    • James Cagney
    • Virginia Mayo
    • Edmond O'Brien
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 209User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    James Cagney and Virginia Mayo in Valkoinen hehku (1949)
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    James Cagney
    James Cagney
    • Cody Jarrett
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Verna Jarrett
    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Hank Fallon aka Vic Pardo
    Margaret Wycherly
    Margaret Wycherly
    • Ma Jarrett
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Big Ed Somers
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Philip Evans
    Wally Cassell
    Wally Cassell
    • Cotton Valletti
    Fred Clark
    Fred Clark
    • The Trader aka Winston
    Joel Allen
    • Operative
    • (uncredited)
    Claudia Barrett
    Claudia Barrett
    • Cashier
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Marshall Bradford
    • Chief of Police
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Convict
    • (uncredited)
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Motorist at Gas Station
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Carson
    Robert Carson
    • Agent at Directional Map
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Cartledge
    • Car-Hop at Drive-In Theatre
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Clark
    Bill Clark
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Leo Cleary
    • Railroad Fireman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Ivan Goff(screen play)
      • Ben Roberts(screen play)
      • Virginia Kellogg(suggested by a story by)
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    • Trivia
      The character of Cody Jarrett was based on New York murderer Francis Crowley, who engaged in a pitched battle with police in the spring of 1931 at the age of 18. Murdered on 1/21/32, his last words were, "Send my love to my mother."
    • Goofs
      The gas station attendant removes the radiator cap with his bare hand.
    • Quotes

      Cody Jarrett: Made it, Ma! Top of the world!

    • Alternate versions
      Also Available in a Colorized Version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Five O'Clock Whistle
      (1940) (uncredited)

      Music by Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon & Gene Irwin

      Played on a radio

    User reviews209

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    10/10
    a boy's best friend is his mother
    James Cagney lights up the screen in all respects in this violent and hard-driving film. There's nary a dull moment with Jimmy on hand, whether having his mother ease his migraine tantrums by rubbing his head or shooting a fellow gang member through the trunk of his car in order to give him a little air. Raoul Walsh vigorously directs this movie with remarkable gusto given that he was over sixty at the time and at at this point in his career had nothing to prove.

    Cagney's character of Cody Jarrett is shown to be a madman at the start of the film. There's no need for his confederates to engage in a little is-he-or-isn't-he chitchat regarding his sanity a la The Caine Mutiny. They know he's mad. Even his mother knows he's mad. No matter. Cody continues on his crime spree, and his gang stays loyal to him, if only for the consequences of leaving him being to frightening to contemplate. He has a girl, who two-times him with another gang member. A federal agent who infiltrates the gang and becomes a surrogate mother by easing his headaches in the same manner, also betrays him, though it's his job to do so. Only Ma Jarrett, it seems, could be trusted.

    One of the many charms of this film is its absolute refusal to make a statement, which wasn't Raoul Walsh's bag anyway; and screenwriters Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, though they delve into Freud a bit, don't get too heavy over Cagney's psychopathology. They just accept it, show us its various sides, and leave it at that. This movie is a far cry from other films made around the same time, was highly popular when first released, and remains so to this day. It is not quite film noir, being too bright and rational. Nor is it a study in perverse psychology, despite its main character. For all the location filming it is no semi-documentary in the manner of House On 92nd Street. It is basically a lively action picture whose makers, taking a cue from Hiroshima bomb, decided to end their movie with a bang, making their show a fine example of good, clean apocalyptic fun.
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    • telegonus
    • Aug 15, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • White Heat
    • Filming locations
      • 198th Street and Figueroa, Torrance, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,534
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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