James M. Cain
Writing · Novel · Writer · Screenplay
Born Jul 1, 1892 · Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Active 1934–1977
James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.
Filmography
Double Indemnity (1944) — NovelOut of the Past (1947) — Additional WritingMildred Pierce (1945) — NovelObsession (1943) — NovelThe Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — NovelThe Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) — NovelMildred Pierce (2011) — NovelThe Shanghai Gesture (1941) — WriterAlgiers (1938) — DialogueSlightly Scarlet (1956) — NovelEverybody Does It (1949) — StoryPassion (1998) — NovelThe Last Turning (1939) — NovelSerenade (1956) — NovelButterfly (1982) — NovelThe Power of Speech (1988) — NovelFor the Sake of a Woman (1959) — Original StoryBlockade (1938) — WriterNational Theatre Live: Obsession (2017) — NovelWhen Tomorrow Comes (1939) — StoryInterlude (1957) — StoryInterlude (1968) — ScreenplayStand Up and Fight (1939) — ScreenplayGypsy Wildcat (1944) — Screenplay