FILM BUFF HASN'T SEEN... WHITE HEAT (1949) | MOVIE REACTION/COMMENTARY

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

If you're into that sort of thing, check out my unboxing of White Heat here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaKwkqeNpbtjpcU

[@jamesalexander5623]

Cagney was Unique! He could play Gangsters and Heroes and Won his Oscar for a Musical Bio-Pic of George M. Cohan!

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Yeah, some people have said in the comments that he was a song and dance man at heart. Will take a look at Yankee Doodle Dandy.

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Check out a Film called "Footlight Parade" a Pre-Code Musical with Cagney. Some great Set Pieces and spicy dialogue for 1933!

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jamesalexander5623 Thanks for that suggestion. I'll check it out.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

His flair for comedy captivated audiences across the globe also. Lethal puckish charm...

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Such an amazing actor!

[@starlightperkins330]

Cagney's the best! Check out "The Public Enemy". Vintage Cagney

[@billolsen4360]

The first DVD I ever bought "Public Enemy"

[@kidfox3971]

Back when having Hollywood was something us Americans were proud of, and it wasn't just a synonym for bad and generic films as it is now.

[@jordyw441]

Loved watching Cagney films with my Granda and Granny as a kid!!! Timeless!!

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Thanks for watching. Glad I could inspire those cherished memories. 👍

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

both cagney and bogart returned to their "gangster" roots in the late 40s. cagney in "white heat" and bogart in 1948's "key largo" where bogie played the good guy to edward g. robinson's "johnny rocco." and one can't forget cagney's first major role in 1931's "public enemy." to see cagney's versitility watch the musical "yankee doodle dandy" a bio on the life of song and dance man george m. cohan. two early great bogart gangster films are "the petrified forrest" (1936) and "dead end" (1937) also with the "dead end kids." and "high sierra" (1940) written by john huston is also real good. it made bogie an a-list star that lead to his starring in "casablanca." thanks for the video my friend.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Thanks for watching, and thanks for taking the time to comment and share your knowledge. Also, the recommendations are much appreciated. 👍

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment... i appreciate you watching these older films and uploading the reactions to youtube. there's another cagney performance i forgot to mention that i think you'd like. "mr. roberts" (1955) is a wonderful navy-themed ww2 film that stars cagney, henry fonda, william powell (his last film appearence) and jack lemon (one of his first film appearances). again cagney's and bogart's careers mirror each other as bogie starred in the navy-themed, ww2 film "the caine mutiny" the year before. both films are real good and worthy of a watch. thanks again.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@cjmacq-vg8um I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I came across Mr. Roberts while researching for my "Epic" 12 Angry Men review. Even for me, it was odd to see Cagney in, what looks like, a comedic role. Also, thanks for the suggestion of The Caine Mutiny I'll also check that one out.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

The mordant, gallows humour of 'White Heat' is reflected decades later in 'The Sopranos' & 'Pulp Fiction'. Samuel L. cheerfully munching on a 'tasty burger' before cold blooded murder in the latter is so reminiscent of Cody noshing on a chicken leg before giving his stooge in the trunk of a car 'a little air'!!

[@billolsen4360]

Mmmmmmm Burger!

[@Datsun510zen]

Thanks for another great reaction vid. White Heat was a very shocking film for it's time, and James Cagney was America's favorite villain. Interesting to note, that back then, actors were under contract, and studios turned out movies like this at a fevered pace. The box office formula was to typecast their feature stars in roles that the public knew them as. For Cagney, his gangster image was set in 1931 with his audience stunning role in Public Enemy. Although it made him famous, Cagney resented having his career limited to this bad guy character type. It might come as a shock, but Cagney's roots were in vaudeville, and he always saw himself as a Song-N-Dance man. In multiple interviews he said his favorite role was staring in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). He plays the best villain of any actor I know. It might be selfish, but given his film legacy, I'm glad you can't always get what you want.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Glad you enjoyed this one. Also, thanks for sharing your insights, I don't know much about Cagney and his career. I haven't seen Public Enemy so watch this space. 👍

[@billolsen4360]

And Cagney's able to squeeze out a little sympathy from the audience, even playing murderous Cody Jarrett.

[@RenfrewPrume]

Gangster movies are not a genre I care for, but I enjoy all of your reactions to movies I’ve seen. I haven’t seen this one in at least 20 years, but when I heard Ma Jarrett’s distinctive voice, I instantly recognized that she was Ma York in “Sergeant York,” for which she got an Oscar nomination. A great old trooper from the English stage, Margaret Wycherly. In “White Heat,” she nearly steals every scene she’s in. I also saw her just last week on cable in a much smaller part in the noir, “The Man with a Cloak.”

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

The Man with a Cloak. Noted.

[@TheRealCreel]

Cagney pushed the idea of Cody being in thrall to his mother. Worked very very well. Somerhing unusual.

[@lewinwickes9882]

You're right. Even the the thugs and gangsters wore suits and fedoras. Nowadays a lot of people seem to view such dress as costumes. I am old enough to remember when most men on the streets of Philadelphia where I grew up looked like the guys in this film.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Nice! I saw a spill over of it when I was going up in Jamaica. The older guys still wore suits and hats when they stepped out, back in the '80s. They at least wore a collared shirt if they had dressed down.

[@billolsen4360]

You sure appreciate every little bit of these great films and catch things most reactors do not. And 'Savage' is the word for this one! 1:36 "I think you'd look like a real heavy in a grey double-breasted tweed suit from Brooks Brothers for the Chatsworth train robbery, don't you, Mugsy?" Yup, they were all in business suits, and some smart stuff, too. 11:28 I think that method is still used. 12:55 Love that dame with her rebellious, wicked little jaw line. 13:31 If I could have learned metalworking in prison, that would have been a working vacation for me. 15:33 As I hear it, that wild fit that Cagney had hearing about the death of the mother was an improvisation that he hadn't performed in rehearsal, so it really shocked all the extras playing the convicts and the guards.

[@weekenderTone]

"Made it, ma, top of the world!"...A very brutal, visceral and cruel film for its era.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

It's definitely the line of the movie.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Witness, Denzel Washington re-create this flaming scene in the 1991 film, 'Ricochet'...2Pac digs this film on T.V. in the 1992 movie, 'Juice' also...

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@philiphalpenny9761 Thanks for those two suggestions. Don't think I've seen Ricochet... or have I not seen it in full? I've seen Juice from when I was a kid, but I'd like to see it again in context, having seen White Heat now.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Fun comparing notes with a fellow film buff. I wish you continued success with your channel, sir...

[@reginaldstyles9549]

Cagney's Epic Performance Is Legendary ❤️😉🤔

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

1:39 Most men at least wore a tie.

[@SnowEfaust]

1st time watching you...Amazing reaction..Will watch again! One of my top 10 movies. Try Alfred Hitchcock 's Foreign Correspondent. Also D.O.A. has Edmund O'Brian in it(Cody Jarred's traitor copper friend in it) Happy New Year 🎉

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the show. Will continue to do my best to bring you value in 2024. Happy New Year to you too. 👍

[@billolsen4360]

"I want to report a murder."

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Crime dramas are really my cup of tea. Gumshoe detective movies are my line.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

I do like detective films. They fascinate me. It's my goal to write one eventually.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment I meant to write that crime dramas aren't my cup 'o tea.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment The problem is that PI's don't really exist anymore mostly because of no-fault divorce laws.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment I wanted to be a writer, but sadly I don't have the temperament. I used to write poetry. If you want to write a detective novel you could help me. My dad was in the FBI right after WWII. He was involved in a quite a few important cases. He was also involved in some shady stuff by today's standards, I.e., wiretapping, infiltration, bribery et al.

[@LVVMCMLV]

Made it ma! Top of the world!!!

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

It's the line of the movie.

[@rhwinner]

Amazing film. Also, the original _Scarface_ is a must see.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Thanks for watching. I've seen the original Scarface, and I really liked it. The one with Al Pacino is a great updated version for its time, but the original is also a formidable story for its own time. As far as I'm concerned, it a tie. I'd put the original up against the new one any day of the week.

[@billolsen4360]

Original "Scarface" was really shocking when the lead character brought his kid sister into the gangster life.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

If you are serious about classic movies, don't forget the comedies. The "On the Road," series with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope will be well worth your time.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Will check that out.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Bob Hope was very funny in his early years. At one point he lost his spontaneous comic timing. Any Bob Hope film made for Paramount is worth a watch.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Dorothy Lamour also stars in the "Road," film. She was stunningly beautiful. The outcome in all those films was the Bing got Lamour.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 Thanks for the suggestion.👍

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 You're right. She was a looker. The camera definitely loves her.

[@mariebishop2053]

Absolutely brilliant film xx

[@remccom]

13 Rue Madeleine (1947) check this one out and you can see how agile Cagney was ! great review , 'TOP OF THE WOLD MA ! TOP OF THE WORLD !

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Checked out the trailer for 13 Rue Madeleine... I'm intrigued. Looks more talking heads like The Spy Who Came in From The Cold, as opposed to super spy like James Bond. Thanks for that recommendation.👍

[@remccom]

Cagney's last scene in 13 is epic , @@thisisfunhouseentertainment

[@jnagarya519]

See "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

I’ve seen it.

[@jnagarya519]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment The train explosion.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jnagarya519 A hilarious moment in the film. Made me wonder if anyone got hurt. It was almost as if the filmmakers themselves overdid it and they worked it into the story.

[@jnagarya519]

See "Yankee Doddle Dandy".

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

Haven’t seen that. Will consider it.

[@jnagarya519]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment Cagney got the Oscar for best actor. Same year and director -- Michael Curtiz -- as "Casablanca," which won Oscars for Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Director.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jnagarya519 People have been telling me that Cagney was a song and dance man at heart, which I find fascinating because he was so good at playing notorious SOB, for which he was type-cast.

[@jnagarya519]

@@thisisfunhouseentertainment You'll see him blow the roof off as a dancer in "Yankee Doodle Dandy". He physical abilities and agility were AMAZING. He was a Liberal, and I read that the right-wing in Hollowood was gearing up to smear him as a "Communist," so he made the film. And one can't get more patriotic than to make a biopic (going into WW II) about George M. Cohan as #1 flag-waver in US history (one of his songs was the ever-famous WW I song "Over There": "And we won't come back till it's over over there!". Cohan was even awarded a medal by FDR, even though it seems Cohan was a Republican.

[@thisisfunhouseentertainment]

@@jnagarya519 That’s some interesting stuff! To play a part in a movie as a strategic move. 👍🏻👍🏻