Arthur "Cody" Jarrett
Search results
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, White Heat is based on a story by Virginia Kellogg, and is considered to be one of the best gangster movies of all time.
A classic film-noir about a violent and unstable criminal who leads a heist at a chemical plant and faces his mother complex and the law. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this action crime drama.
Watch White Heat, a classic film about a gang leader who plans a payroll heist after his mother's death. See critics' reviews, ratings, and cast information on Rotten Tomatoes.
White Heat, American crime film released in 1949 that is considered the definitive James Cagney vehicle and perhaps the best of the Warner Brothers crime dramas. Cody Jarrett (played by Cagney) is a cold-blooded killer who has an uncomfortable oedipal relationship with his domineering mother.
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex escapes from prison and leads his gang in a chemical plant heist. The film features James Cagney, Edmond O'Brien, and Margaret Wycherly in a classic gangster drama with a twist of betrayal and tragedy.
Watch the classic gangster film White Heat, starring James Cagney as a psychotic criminal mastermind with a mother complex. See the trailer, cast, reviews, and buy or rent the movie online.
White Heat follows the story of Cody Jarrett, a volatile and psychopathic gangster who is fiercely devoted to his mother. After a train heist goes wrong, Cody is sent to prison where he hatches a plan to escape and seek revenge on those who betrayed him.
