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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Birth Date

1892-07-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Known For

• 

  The Postman Always Rings Twice
• 

  Double Indemnity
• 

  Mildred Pierce
• 

  Butterfly
• 

  Slightly Scarlet
• 

  The Postman Always Rings Twice

Credits

• writing (29 credits)

  • National Theatre Live: Obsession

    novel

    writing
    2017
  • Buai Laju-Laju

    novel

    writing
    2004
  • Passion

    novel

    writing
    1998
  • Girl in the Cadillac

    novel

    writing
    1995
  • The Power of Speech

    novel

    writing
    1988
  • Butterfly

    novel

    writing
    1982
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    novel

    writing
    1981
  • Double Indemnity

    novel

    writing
    1973
  • Interlude

    screenplay

    writing
    1968
  • Konto ausgeglichen

    novel

    writing
    1959
  • For the Sake of a Woman

    original story

    writing
    1959
  • Interlude

    story

    writing
    1957
  • Serenade

    novel

    writing
    1956
  • Slightly Scarlet

    novel

    writing
    1956
  • Everybody Does It

    story

    writing
    1949
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    novel

    writing
    1946
  • Mildred Pierce

    novel

    writing
    1945
  • Gypsy Wildcat

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • Double Indemnity

    novel

    writing
    1944
  • Obsession

    novel

    writing
    1943
  • The Shanghai Gesture

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • Money and the Woman

    story

    writing
    1940
  • When Tomorrow Comes

    story

    writing
    1939
  • The Last Turning

    novel

    writing
    1939
  • Wife, Husband and Friend

    novel

    writing
    1939
  • Stand Up and Fight

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • Blockade

    writer

    writing
    1938
  • Algiers

    dialogue

    writing
    1938
  • She Made Her Bed

    story

    writing
    1934

• crew (1 credits)

  • Out of the Past

    additional writing

    crew
    1947