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[[Image: | '''''White Heat''''' is a 1949 gangster film directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and starred [[James Cagney]] as a psychopathic criminal with an unhealthy mother-fixation who stages a prison break and reunites the old gang. The film's cast included [[Edmond O'Brien]], Virginia Mayo, and Margaret Wycherly. This is the film famous for Cagney uttering the line, "Made it Ma! Top of the World!" while holding a Colt Detective Special. | ||
{{Film Title}} | |||
{{Infobox Movie | |||
|name = White Heat | |||
|picture = White-dvd.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |||
|director = [[Raoul Walsh]] | |||
|date= 1949 | |||
|language = English | |||
|studio=Warner Brothers | |||
|distributor=Warner Brothers | |||
|character1=Cody Jarret | |||
|actor1=[[James Cagney]] | |||
|character2=Hank Fallon | |||
|actor2=[[Edmond O'Brien]] | |||
|character3="Big Ed" Somers | |||
|actor3=[[Steve Cochran]] | |||
|character4="Cotton" Valletti | |||
|actor4=[[Wally Cassell]] | |||
|character5=Zuckie | |||
|actor5=[[Ford Rainey]] | |||
|character6= | |||
|actor6= | |||
}} | |||
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== Colt Detective Special == | == Colt Detective Special == | ||
Cody Jarrett ([[James Cagney]]) primarily uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] before prison and after prison (when one is smuggled to him by Tommy Ryley ( | Cody Jarrett ([[James Cagney]]) primarily uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] before prison and after prison (when one is smuggled to him by Tommy Ryley (Robert Osterloh). "Big Ed" Somers ([[Steve Cochran]]) also uses a Detective Special during the opening train robbery and when he is waiting for Cody after his prison breakout. Hank Fallon/"Vic Pardo" ([[Edmond O'Brien]]) also briefly uses one. | ||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:White-rev2.cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Big Ed (on right) aims a Detective Special at a train conductor.]] | [[Image:White-rev2.cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Big Ed (on right) aims a Detective Special at a train conductor.]] | ||
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[[Image:White-cds9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Vic Pardo" holds his Detective Special on "The Trader".]] | [[Image:White-cds9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|"Vic Pardo" holds his Detective Special on "The Trader".]] | ||
[[Image:White-cds10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cody and Ryley hide from the police during their last job.]] | [[Image:White-cds10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cody and Ryley hide from the police during their last job.]] | ||
[[Image:White-cds12.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:White-cds12.jpg|thumb|none|502px|Cody with his Detective Special while uttering "Made it Ma! Top of the World!"]] | ||
== Colt Police Positive == | == Colt Police Positive == | ||
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== Colt New Service == | == Colt New Service == | ||
Another gang member uses a [[Colt New Service]] during the train robbery. | Another gang member uses a [[Colt New Service]] during the train robbery. | ||
[[Image:ColtNewService44.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Service ( | [[Image:ColtNewService44.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt New Service (Late Model) - .44]] | ||
[[Image:White-rev1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gang member holds his New Service on a conductor.]] | [[Image:White-rev1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gang member holds his New Service on a conductor.]] | ||
[[Image:White-rev2.cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gang member (left) next to Big Ed holds his New Service on a conductor.]] | [[Image:White-rev2.cds1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A gang member (left) next to Big Ed holds his New Service on a conductor.]] | ||
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[[Image:White-rev4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Evans drops his Colt Official Police after Jarrett shoots him.]] | [[Image:White-rev4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Evans drops his Colt Official Police after Jarrett shoots him.]] | ||
== Thompson | == Thompson Submachine Gun == | ||
The prison guards carry [[Thompson | The prison guards carry [[Thompson]] submachine guns, as do the LAPD during the final scene. The weapons appear in various configurations, with different foregrips and some without Cutts compensators. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 20-round magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:White-tommy1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The prison guard on the right carries a Thompson.]] | [[Image:White-tommy1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The prison guard on the right carries a [[M1921A Thompson]]. The prison guard on the left carries a [[M1928A1 Thompson]].]] | ||
[[Image:White-tommy2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A prison guard watches the inmates with his Thompson.]] | [[Image:White-tommy2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A prison guard watches the inmates with his Thompson.]] | ||
[[Image:White-tommy3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An LAPD officer holds a Thompson as another brings Verna to talk to Evans.]] | [[Image:White-tommy3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An LAPD officer holds a Thompson as another brings Verna to talk to Evans.]] | ||
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== Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun == | == Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun == | ||
The LAPD fires Federal L-5 Gas Riot Guns at the Jarrett gang during their final robbery of the payroll. | The LAPD fires [[Federal Gas Riot Gun|Federal L-5 Gas Riot Guns]] at the Jarrett gang during their final robbery of the payroll. | ||
[[Image:L-5-Federa-Gas-Riot-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm. This is differentiated from the newer M201Z launcher in that the L-5 has a smooth outer barrel (with no ring for a sling swivel) and the lack of a rear ladder sight).]] | [[Image:L-5-Federa-Gas-Riot-Gun.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun - 37mm. This is differentiated from the newer M201Z launcher in that the L-5 has a smooth outer barrel (with no ring for a sling swivel) and the lack of a rear ladder sight).]] | ||
[[Image:White-gas.jpg|thumb|none|500px|LAPD officers fire Federal L-5 Gas Riot Guns - 37mm]] | [[Image:White-gas.jpg|thumb|none|500px|LAPD officers fire Federal L-5 Gas Riot Guns - 37mm]] | ||
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[[Image:White-rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hank gets the rifle.]] | [[Image:White-rifle1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hank gets the rifle.]] | ||
[[Image:White-rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hank aims at Cody. Notice the unique bolt handle of the Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] | [[Image:White-rifle2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Hank aims at Cody. Notice the unique bolt handle of the Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer]] | ||
[[Image:White-rifle3.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:White-rifle3.jpg|thumb|none|501px|Hank and Evans watch the fireball.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
[[Category:Detective]] | |||
[[Category:B&W]] | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
[[Category:Raoul Walsh]] | |||
[[Category:National Film Registry]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:52, 8 July 2018
White Heat is a 1949 gangster film directed by Raoul Walsh and starred James Cagney as a psychopathic criminal with an unhealthy mother-fixation who stages a prison break and reunites the old gang. The film's cast included Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, and Margaret Wycherly. This is the film famous for Cagney uttering the line, "Made it Ma! Top of the World!" while holding a Colt Detective Special.
The following weapons were used in the film White Heat:
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Colt Detective Special
Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) primarily uses a Colt Detective Special before prison and after prison (when one is smuggled to him by Tommy Ryley (Robert Osterloh). "Big Ed" Somers (Steve Cochran) also uses a Detective Special during the opening train robbery and when he is waiting for Cody after his prison breakout. Hank Fallon/"Vic Pardo" (Edmond O'Brien) also briefly uses one.
Colt Police Positive
"Cotton" Valletti (Wally Cassell) carries a Colt Police Positive, notably using it to fake the death of Zuckie (Ford Rainey) when Cody asks him to kill him.
Colt New Service
Another gang member uses a Colt New Service during the train robbery.
Colt Official Police
Treasury agent Philip Evans (John Archer) carries a Colt Official Police in a shoulder holster.
Thompson Submachine Gun
The prison guards carry Thompson submachine guns, as do the LAPD during the final scene. The weapons appear in various configurations, with different foregrips and some without Cutts compensators.
M1911A1
Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) briefly uses a M1911A1 when shooting holes in the trunk of the stolen car where Roy Parker (Paul Guilfoyle) is.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose
"Big Ed" Somers (Steve Cochran) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose while preparing the house for Cody Jarrett's arrival (which later becomes a Detective Special).
Winchester Model 1897
The accountant guard at the chemical plant payroll office carries a Winchester Model 1897, which Hank Fallon (Edmond O'Brien) uses to try and round up the gang. Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) then takes it from him, using it until he runs out of shells. Some of the LAPD officers also carry Model '97s.
Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun
The LAPD fires Federal L-5 Gas Riot Guns at the Jarrett gang during their final robbery of the payroll.
Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer
During the final scene, Hank Fallon (Edmond O'Brien) uses an Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenauer Sporter given to him by the police to try and snipe Cody Jarrett.
