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James Cagney was one of Warner Bros top stars virtually defining the gangster genre with a string of thrillers starting with The Public Enemy in 1930. The cocky star made dozens of low budget crime stories then branched out to other work in many genres. He returned after almost 20 years, however, to cap off the gangster genre with one of the best of the bunch - White Heat.
The gangster genre had evolved over the years and now the characters were more rounded and even sinister. Cody Jarrett (Cagney) boss of his mob had psychopathic tendencies and was a little too attached to his mother, as well....
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