Nwabudike_J_Morgan #TheaterKid - #57: White Heat (1949)
White Heat (1949)
Language: English
Country: USA
Challenge started: October 21, 2025
Date watched: May 30, 2026
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Written by: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Cinematography: Sidney Hickox
TSPDT Rank: #850
According to some measures, the most popular James Cagney film - and the guy was in a lot of films. He could also dance and sing, but this is a gangster drama so we don't get any of that here. It is actually a fairly sophistical drama as well, starting with an imperfectly executed train heist, cat and mouse with the police, then a prison scenario before the fiery conclusion.
There is a fairly lengthy sequence where the police are using a radio tracking device to track down the criminals, and to me it seemed to drag on a bit too long. That is really my only issue, everything else was engaging and satisfying.
I somehow forgot to log this the next day. It is the end of the school year so there is a lot of activity in the house.
Rating: 8 / 10
Posted Jun 7, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC