White Heat
Summary:
In later years, James Cagney regarded White Heat with a combination of pride and regret; while satisfied with his own performance, he tended to dismiss the picture as a "cheap melodrama." Seen today, White Heat stands as one of the classic crime films of the 1940s, containing perhaps Cagney's best bad-guy portrayal. The star plays criminal mastermind Cody Jarrett, a ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
James Cagney - (Arthur Cody Jarrett)
Virginia Mayo - (Verna Jarrett)
Edmond O'Brien - (Hank Fallon/Vic Pardo)
Steve Cochran - (Big Ed Sommers)
Margaret Wycherly - (Ma Jarrett)
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Review:
James Cagney made his name on screen as a criminal, and he gave his last truly great outlaw performance in White Heat, which may well be the most intelligent and striking work of his career. While Cagney always knew how to lend his characters a charismatic menace, his Cody Jarrett in White Heat is both menacing and uncomfortably bizarre... Continue >>
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