# White Heat (1949)

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**Runtime**: 114 min
**Genres**: Crime, Drama, Thriller
**Directed by**: Raoul Walsh
**Written by**: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, Virginia Kellogg
**Starring**: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, John Archer

> *Pick up the pieces folks, Jimmy's in action again!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Alcatraz, spring thaw. Handcuffs chained to a cell door clang like a death sentence.

A scarred kingpin escapes in a steam-piped riot, reunites his gang in fire-hazed refineries.

Raoul Walsh’s lunatic noir sprints on peroxide bleach and bullets.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw, unhinged

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