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James M. Cain
Writing
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 31
TMDB ID: 14971
IMDb ID: nm0128906
Known for: Writing
Born: July 1, 1892
Died: October 27, 1977
Age: 85
Place of birth: Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1934 - 2017
Years active: 84
Average TMDB rating: 6.73
Wikidata: Q81071
Also known as
James Cain • James Mallahan Cain
Frequent jobs
Novel (18)Story (5)Screenplay (3)Writer (2)Additional Writing (1)Dialogue (1)Original Story (1)
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.
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Additional Writing
Out of the Past
1947 • Movie
Novel
Mildred Pierce
1945 • Movie
Novel
Butterfly
1982 • Movie
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 • Movie
Novel
Double Indemnity
1944 • Movie
Novel
National Theatre Live: Obsession
2017 • Movie
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 • Movie
Novel
Obsession
1943 • Movie
Novel
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939 • Movie
Writer
The Shanghai Gesture
1941 • Movie
Story
She Made Her Bed
1934 • Movie
Novel
Buai Laju-Laju
2004 • Movie
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Additional movie credits for James M. Cain.
Novel
National Theatre Live: Obsession
2017 • Movie
Novel
Buai Laju-Laju
2004 • Movie
Novel
Passion
1998 • Movie
Novel
Girl in the Cadillac
1995 • Movie
Novel
The Power of Speech
1988 • Movie
Novel
Butterfly
1982 • Movie
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 • Movie
Novel
Double Indemnity
1973 • Movie
Screenplay
Interlude
1968 • Movie
Novel
Konto ausgeglichen
1959 • Movie
Original Story
For the Sake of a Woman
1959 • Movie
Story
Interlude
1957 • Movie
Novel
Serenade
1956 • Movie
Novel
Slightly Scarlet
1956 • Movie
Story
Everybody Does It
1949 • Movie
Additional Writing
Out of the Past
1947 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
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