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Synopsis: Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma,' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody, while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop, who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally, the stage is set for Cody's ultimate betrayal and downfall, during a big heist at a chemical plant.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Raoul Walsh
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1949
114 min
Website
467 Views


- Okay.

A, proceed dead ahead.

I'll pick her up when she crosses Fairchild.

Get around it.

A, C, cut into Fairchild. I've lost her.

Down there.

- Come in, C.

- That's a dead spot.

It would be. Turn around. We'll go back.

Hold it.

Come in, A.

Come in, C.

- Beat it up the hill and call the others.

- You're not tackling him alone.

I'll just keep an eye on him. Hurry.

What's the use of having money

if you gotta run...

every time somebody sees a shadow?

It's just a feeling I had.

I could have been wrong.

Your hunches are never wrong, Ma.

We'll leave the sedan,

the car they're looking for.

You bring the bags and I'll get the coupe.

You're not going anywhere, Jarrett.

Put your hands up where I can see them.

Get those bags in, and get in fast!

Down the highway, Ernie.

Happens every night. Ruins the movie.

Peanuts. Popcorn.

Kill that.

This is great.

Where do we go after the second feature?

You're staying put.

I'm the only one going anyplace.

- Where, Cody?

- Gonna give myself up.

What are you talking about?

You haven't a chance.

Four dead. It's the gas chamber for sure.

You think I'm dumb enough

to give myself up to the T-men?

What's the difference? You walk into

the cops and they turn you over.

Remember a guy named Scratch Morton?

Yeah. The guy on the lam from Illinois.

You had a talk with him one night.

- That's the one.

- I remember.

Knocked over a hotel payroll

in Springfield?

The night we pulled the tunnel job. Handy.

Talk plain, son.

I pulled that Springfield heist,

not Scratch Morton.

I'm going to Illinois and take a state rap.

I'll get two years at the most.

They'll still be waiting for you

for the tunnel job.

What tunnel job?

While those hoodlums were killing

innocent people on the train...

I was pushing in a hotel in Springfield.

Couldn't be in both places at once, could I?

Little thing I cooked up

before the tunnel job.

You're the smartest there is.

Sure, it's smart, but what about me?

What do I do for the next two years?

The same as you did

before he married you.

You better not, baby. I'll be back.

I'll be waiting for you, honey.

You can trust me.

If the T-men pick you up,

you don't know a thing.

You haven't seen me in months.

Ma, you do all the talking.

- I can handle them.

- Verna, you cry a little, like you're sad.

How are you going to make it to Illinois?

Private plane. Don't worry.

Goodbye.

Be kind of a break to get rid

of me for a while, won't it?

I'll be around, Cody.

I told you,

I was just trying to cheer up Verna.

She's been lonesome all this time,

missing Cody so much.

So I went to the market

to buy her things for a real spread.

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Ivan Goff

Ivan Goff (17 April 1910 – 23 September 1999) was an Australian screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Ben Roberts including White Heat (1949), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) and the pilot for Charlie's Angels (1976). more…

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