WHITE HEAT (1949)

A federal agent poses as a thug and is sent to prison to infiltrate psychopathic hoodlum Cody Jarrett (James Cagney), doing a 2 year stint and who is soon to be released, to ascertain him and his gang's next criminal exploits. Director: Raoul Walsh. Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran.