White Heat

White Heat

We're gandering at our first Jimmy Cagney picture in almost 6 years…and what a hard left turn from his patriotic musical Yankee Doodle Dandy. The Next 148 Project digs into the vicious 70-year-old crime flick where Cagney is unhinged and might even be over-acting, but in the right way. A great way. The supporting cast is solid too (including Virginia Mayo and Edmond O'Brien), but this flick belongs to the copper-hater. It's a police procedural mixed with low-down antics from the criminals and that mix works extremely well, all the way to its famous finish. Dubious bonus: this episode might have set a new record for the Ellis usage of the word "gangster".

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The King And I

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Airport

Airport

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The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

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Only The Lonely

Only The Lonely

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15 Jun 48min

The Rock

The Rock

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8 Jun 1h 2min

Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge

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1 Jun 51min

My Darling Clementine & Gunfight & Tombstone

My Darling Clementine & Gunfight & Tombstone

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29 Mai 55min

Black Hawk Down & Battleground

Black Hawk Down & Battleground

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25 Mai 59min

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