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Inspired by the true story of New York murderer Francis Crowley, White Heat (1949) is an American noir about a psychopathic criminal Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) who breaks free from prison to lead his former associates in a chemical plant payroll heist. Little does he know that his gang has already been infiltrated by a cop Hank Fallon (Edmond O'Brien). Regarded as a classic, the movie also stars Virginia Mayo, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran in major roles. We have on offer some of the most memorable lines and quotes from the 1949 classic gangster movie White Heat (1949), directed by Raoul Walsh.

Made it, Ma! Top of the world! ~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949).

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White Heat (1949) Movie Quotes: By Cody Jarrett (James Cagney)

Oh, stuffy, huh? I'll give ya a little air.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

Whaddya want - a medal?
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

Made it, Ma! Top of the world!
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

That's usin' your head, kid. All right, snap it up.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

I'll let ya warm up a little.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

A copper, a copper, how do you like that boys? A copper and his name is Fallon. And we went for it, I went for it. Treated him like a kid brother. And I was gonna split fifty-fifty with a copper!
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

You know something, Verna, if I turn my back long enough for Big Ed to put a hole in it, there'd be a hole in it.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

Big Ed, Great... Big... Ed. Know why they call him that? Because his ideas are big. Someday he's gonna get a really big one, about me. It'll be his last.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

To me, you're a face and a number, and let's keep it that way.
~ Cody Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

White Heat (1949) Movie Quotes: By Hank Fallon (Edmond O'Brien)

You put it on a pole, wind a spool of silk thread around it, and you hold the pole over the water. Then you sit under a nice shady tree and relax. After a while, a hungry fish comes along, takes a nip at your hook, and you've got dinner. For the next two weeks, I'm not gonna think about anything except the eternal struggle between man and the fish...
~ Hank Fallon, White Heat (1949). 

Phil, look at me. College degree, lovable personality, and I spend most of my time in prison. An undercover specialist. Eight sentences in five years. Dannemora, Sing Sing, Leavenworth. I joined the department to put criminals behind bars, and here I am stir crazy.
~ Hank Fallon, White Heat (1949). 

He finally got to the top of the world... and it blew right up in his face.
~ Hank Fallon, White Heat (1949). 

White Heat (1949) Movie Quotes: By Other Characters

It's always "somebody tipped them." Never "the cops are smart."
~ Verna Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

What makes you think HE shot you? Lots of people have guns.
~ Ma Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

Of course, being an old woman, I wouldn't know much about the law, but I hear you got to have WITNESSES to make anything stand up in court.
~ Ma Jarrett, White Heat (1949). 

You wouldn't kill me in cold blood, would ya?
~ Roy Parker, White Heat (1949). 

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