James M. Cain

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-07-01

Deathday

1977-10-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Also Known As

  • James Cain
  • James Mallahan Cain

James M. Cain

Biography

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

Known For

Double Indemnity
8.1%

Double Indemnity

Jul 6, 1944

Out of the Past
7.6%

Out of the Past

Nov 25, 1947

Mildred Pierce
7.6%

Mildred Pierce

Oct 20, 1945

Obsession
7.5%

Obsession

Apr 8, 1944

Mildred Pierce
7.0%

Mildred Pierce

Mar 27, 2011

Mildred Pierce
7.0%

Mildred Pierce

Mar 27, 2011

The Shanghai Gesture
6.2%

The Shanghai Gesture

Dec 25, 1941

Big Trouble
5.3%

Big Trouble

May 30, 1986

Algiers
6.3%

Algiers

Jan 16, 1938

Slightly Scarlet
6.1%

Slightly Scarlet

Feb 29, 1956

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Creator

2011
Mildred Pierce as Creator

Crew

1947
Out of the Past as Additional Writing

Writing

2017
National Theatre Live: Obsession as Novel
2011
Mildred Pierce as Novel
2004
Buai Laju-Laju as Novel
1998
Passion as Novel
1995
Girl in the Cadillac as Novel
1988
The Power of Speech as Novel
1986
Big Trouble as Original Film Writer
1982
Butterfly as Novel
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice as Novel
1973
Double Indemnity as Novel
1968
Interlude as Screenplay
1959
Konto ausgeglichen as Novel
1959
For the Sake of a Woman as Original Story
1957
Interlude as Story
1956
Serenade as Novel
1956
Slightly Scarlet as Novel
1949
Everybody Does It as Story
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice as Novel
1945
Mildred Pierce as Novel
1944
Gypsy Wildcat as Screenplay
1944
Double Indemnity as Novel
1944
Obsession as Novel
1941
The Shanghai Gesture as Writer
1940
Money and the Woman as Story
1939
When Tomorrow Comes as Story
1939
The Last Turning as Novel
1939
Wife, Husband and Friend as Novel
1939
Stand Up and Fight as Screenplay
1938
Blockade as Writer
1938
Algiers as Dialogue
1934
She Made Her Bed as Story
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