Sunday, January 12, 2020

FILM: WHITE HEAT 1949

PETRO NOIR 

Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien
White Heat (1949) Official Trailer - James Cagney Movie
Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma,' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody, while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop, who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally, the stage is set for Cody's ultimate betrayal and downfall, during a big heist at a chemical plant.





James Cagney, in this famous scene, bursts out when he comes to know that his mother has died. Also note that this was an improvised take by Cagney of which the director and the extras in the scene were not aware. Hence their reaction is genuine.


Read all about the scene from here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2004/j...

THE ULTIMATE NIHILIST ENDING 

Made it ma, top of the world!

THIS IS THE MUCH DISPUTED QUOTE LIKE  "YOU DIRTY RAT " (HE NEVER SAID IT)
EVERYBODY HEARS IT DIFFERENTLY SO WRITERS WRITE IT DIFFERENTLY 
WHITE HEAT FULL MOVIE
Top of the world, Ma! Oscar-winner James Cagney ("The Public Enemy," "Yankee Doodle Dandy") explodes on the screen as a demented gangster whose intricate plan to rob an oil refinery is thwarted by a government infiltrator. Co-starring Oscar-winner Edmond O'Brien ("Julius Caesar") and Virginia Mayo ("The Best Years of Our Lives"). Recently selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time, who also added Cody Jarrett to its' list of 50 Greatest Villains. MPAA Rating: NOTRATED (c) 1949 A Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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