About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1892-07-01
Place of birth:
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Website:
N/A

James M. Cain

Overview

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

Writing
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession Writing Novel 59
Average
2004 Buai Laju-Laju Writing Novel 59
Average
1998 Passion Writing Novel 59
Average
1995 Girl in the Cadillac Writing Novel 58
Average
1988 The Power of Speech Writing Novel 58
Average
1986 Big Trouble Writing Original Film Writer 58
Average
1982 Butterfly Writing Novel 58
Average
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice Writing Novel 61
Fair
1973 Double Indemnity Writing Novel 58
Average
1968 Interlude Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1959 For the Sake of a Woman Writing Original Story N/A
N/A
1957 Interlude Writing Story 58
Average
1956 Serenade Writing Novel 58
Average
1956 Slightly Scarlet Writing Novel 59
Average
1949 Everybody Does It Writing Story 59
Average
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice Writing Novel 63
Fair
1945 Mildred Pierce Writing Novel 66
Fair
1944 Gypsy Wildcat Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1944 Double Indemnity Writing Novel 76
Good
1944 Ossessione Writing Novel 64
Fair
1941 The Shanghai Gesture Writing Writer 59
Average
1940 Money and the Woman Writing Story 58
Average
1939 When Tomorrow Comes Writing Story 58
Average
1939 The Last Turning Writing Novel 59
Average
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend Writing Novel 58
Average
1939 Stand Up and Fight Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1938 Blockade Writing Writer 58
Average
1938 Algiers Writing Dialogue 59
Average
1934 She Made Her Bed Writing Story 58
Average

Crew
1947 Out of the Past Crew Additional Writing 68
Fair