Pros: Cagney, Story, Supporting Cast, Direction Cons: They should make more of them like this
White Heat (1949) After virtually defining the gangster genre during the 1930s, Jimmy Cagney played many different roles, tried independent filmmaking, finally returning to his gangster roots in Warner Bros explosive blockbuster White Heat. ...
Consummate film tough-guy James Cagney was almost fifty years old in 1949 when White Heat was filmed but his talent comes through as strong as ever in his portrayal of the murderous criminal, Cody Jarrett. After his 1942 triumph in the...
Pros: cast, script, direction, action, suspense Cons: psychobabble, sometimes 'over the top'
In 1949, James Cagney revitalized his career by returning to the stereotype that first made him a star. Cagney's pugnacious, tough-guy onscreen persona was ideally suited for playing gangsters. In "White Heat", pathos is added to his character,...
As a psychotic thug devoted to his hard-boiled ma, James Cagney--older, scarier and just as electrifying--give a performance to match his work in The ...More at Buy.com
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