White Heat
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White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Heat canonical | 11 |
| Score for "White Heat" | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| aspectOf | classic Hollywood studio-era gangster cinema ⓘ |
| basedOn | unpublished story by Virginia Kellogg ⓘ |
| character |
Cody Jarrett
ⓘ
Hank Fallon ⓘ Ma Jarrett ⓘ Verna Jarrett ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sidney Hickox ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Raoul Walsh ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Owen Marks ⓘ |
| famousQuote | Made it, Ma! Top of the world! ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ gangster film ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
state prison ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Cagney ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Cody Jarrett ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
mother–son relationship
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psychological instability of a criminal ⓘ undercover police work ⓘ |
| musicBy | Max Steiner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
James Cagney’s portrayal of Cody Jarrett
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explosive refinery finale ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
armed robbery
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law enforcement investigation ⓘ prison break ⓘ |
| producer | Louis F. Edelman ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| recognizedAs | classic of American film noir ⓘ |
| releaseDate | September 3, 1949 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Roberts
ⓘ
Ivan Goff ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| starring |
Edmond O'Brien
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surface form:
Edmond O’Brien
James Cagney ⓘ Margaret Wycherly ⓘ Steve Cochran ⓘ Virginia Mayo ⓘ |
| storyBy | Virginia Kellogg ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Score for "White Heat"
subject surface form:
Raoul Walsh
subject surface form:
Raoul Walsh
subject surface form:
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