1949 1h 54m Raoul Walsh

White Heat

Name: White Heat
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action & Adventure
Released: 1949
Rating: 8.1
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly

★ 8.1 IMDb

Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Action & Adventure

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.

Writers Ivan Goff, Virginia Kellogg, Ben Roberts

Cast James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly

DP Sidney Hickox

Production Designer Edward Carrere

Music Max Steiner

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