White Heat ''White Heat'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly and Steve Cochran. Written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, ''White Heat'' is based on a story by Vi ...

'' is a 1949 film starring James Cagney. White Heat may also refer to:

Science

* White heat, one of the colors used to estimate an object's temperature from the color of incandescence, see

red heat The practice of using colours to determine the temperature of a piece of (usually) ferrous metal comes from blacksmithing. Long before thermometers were widely available it was necessary to know what state the metal was in for heat treating it an ...

* White heat of revolution, a phrase coined by the UK Prime Minister

Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He ...

about the effects of technology

Film, TV and entertainment

* ''White Heat'' (1926 film), a British film directed by Thomas Bentley * ''White Heat'', a 1934 American film directed by

Lois Weber Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film actress, screenwriter, producer and director. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the e ...

* ''White Heat'' (book), a 1990 book by English chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White * ''White Heat'' (TV series), a 2012 British television drama series

Music

* ''White Heat'' (Dusty Springfield album), 1982 * ''White Heat'' (Switch album), a 1975 album from R&B group White Heat (aka Switch) * ''White Heat'' (Icehouse album), 2011 * ''

White Light/White Heat ''White Light/White Heat'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground. Released on January 30, 1968, on Verve Records, it was the band's last studio recording with multi-instrumentalist and founding member John Cale ...

'', a 1968 album by the Velvet Underground * "White Heat", song by Madness from 1985 album

Mad Not Mad ''Mad Not Mad'' is the sixth studio album by English ska and pop band Madness. It was released on 30 September 1985, their first release on their own label Zarjazz, a sub-label of Virgin Records. The album was recorded over a period of two m ...

* "White Light/White Heat" (song), by the Velvet Underground * "White Heat", a song by Madonna from '' True Blue'' * "White Heat, Red Hot", a song by Judas Priest from ''

Stained Class ''Stained Class'' is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 10 February 1978 by Columbia Records. It is the first of three Judas Priest albums to feature drummer Les Binks, as well as the first to feature t ...

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