James M. Cain

Person

James M. Cain

Writing July 1, 1892

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.

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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

8.1 1944 Movie
Out of the Past

Out of the Past

7.7 1947 Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

6.5 1981 Movie
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

7.6 1945 Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

7.1 1946 Movie
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

7.0 2011 TV Show
Obsession

Obsession

7.5 1943 Movie
Slightly Scarlet

Slightly Scarlet

6.2 1956 Movie
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

6.3 1941 Movie
Butterfly

Butterfly

4.9 1982 Movie
Algiers

Algiers

6.4 1938 Movie
Serenade

Serenade

5.6 1956 Movie

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Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    National Theatre Live: Obsession

    Movie Novel

  2. 2011
    Mildred Pierce

    TV show Novel

  3. 2004
    Buai Laju-Laju

    Movie Novel

  4. 1998
    Passion

    Movie Novel

  5. 1995
    Girl in the Cadillac

    Movie Novel

  6. 1988
    The Power of Speech

    Movie Novel

  7. 1982
    Butterfly

    Movie Novel

  8. 1981
    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    Movie Novel

  9. 1973
    Double Indemnity

    Movie Novel

  10. 1968
    Interlude

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1959
    Konto ausgeglichen

    Movie Novel

  12. 1959
    For the Sake of a Woman

    Movie Original Story

  13. 1957
    Interlude

    Movie Story

  14. 1956
    Serenade

    Movie Novel

  15. 1956
    Slightly Scarlet

    Movie Novel

  16. 1949
    Everybody Does It

    Movie Story

More credits
  1. 1947
    Out of the Past

    Movie Additional Writing

  2. 1946
    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    Movie Novel

  3. 1945
    Mildred Pierce

    Movie Novel

  4. 1944
    Gypsy Wildcat

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1944
    Double Indemnity

    Movie Novel

  6. 1943
    Obsession

    Movie Novel

  7. 1941
    The Shanghai Gesture

    Movie Writer

  8. 1940
    Money and the Woman

    Movie Story

  9. 1939
    When Tomorrow Comes

    Movie Story

  10. 1939
    The Last Turning

    Movie Novel

  11. 1939
    Wife, Husband and Friend

    Movie Novel

  12. 1939
    Stand Up and Fight

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 1938
    Blockade

    Movie Writer

  14. 1938
    Algiers

    Movie Dialogue

  15. 1934
    She Made Her Bed

    Movie Story