James M. Cain
Writing

James M. Cain

Born 1 July 1892 · Annapolis, Maryland, USA · Died 27 October 1977

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
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Mildred Pierce
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Obsession
Mildred Pierce
The Shanghai Gesture
Butterfly
Slightly Scarlet
Serenade
Double Indemnity
The Last Turning
National Theatre Live: Obsession
Buai Laju-Laju
Passion
Girl in the Cadillac
The Power of Speech
Butterfly
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Double Indemnity
Interlude
Konto ausgeglichen
Interlude
Slightly Scarlet
Serenade
Everybody Does It
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Mildred Pierce
Double Indemnity
Gypsy Wildcat
Obsession
The Shanghai Gesture
Money and the Woman
The Last Turning
Stand Up and Fight
When Tomorrow Comes
Wife, Husband and Friend
Blockade
She Made Her Bed
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