James M. Cain
Writing

James M. Cain

Born 1892-07-01 · Annapolis, Maryland, USA · Died 1977-10-27

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
1944
Mildred Pierce★ 7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945
The Postman Always Rings Twice★ 6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice★ 7
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
Ossessione★ 7.5
Ossessione
1944
Out of the Past★ 7.6
Out of the Past
1947
The Shanghai Gesture★ 6.3
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
Butterfly★ 5.3
Butterfly
1982
Serenade★ 5.5
Serenade
1956
Big Trouble★ 5.5
Big Trouble
1986
Slightly Scarlet★ 6.2
Slightly Scarlet
1956
Gypsy Wildcat★ 5.7
Gypsy Wildcat
1944
Interlude★ 6.3
Interlude
1968
Double Indemnity★ 5.2
Double Indemnity
1973
Algiers★ 6.6
Algiers
1938
Blockade★ 5.6
Blockade
1938
Money and the Woman★ 6
Money and the Woman
1940
Everybody Does It★ 7.8
Everybody Does It
1949
Interlude★ 5.5
Interlude
1957
Wife, Husband and Friend★ 6
Wife, Husband and Friend
1939
Girl in the Cadillac★ 4.8
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed
1934
Buai Laju-Laju★ 4.5
Buai Laju-Laju
2004
Passion★ 6.9
Passion
1998
National Theatre Live: Obsession★ 6
National Theatre Live: Obsession
2017
The Last Turning★ 6.3
The Last Turning
1939
The Power of Speech★ 5.4
The Power of Speech
1988
Stand Up and Fight★ 5.7
Stand Up and Fight
1939
When Tomorrow Comes★ 5.4
When Tomorrow Comes
1939