Born 1892 (age 85) · Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Appears in 31 titles

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
8.1
Double Indemnity
1944
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945
Novel
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Obsession
7.5
Obsession
1944
Novel
The Shanghai Gesture
6.2
The Shanghai Gesture
1941
Writer
Algiers
6.3
Algiers
1938
Dialogue
Butterfly
4.8
Butterfly
1982
Novel
Slightly Scarlet
6.2
Slightly Scarlet
1956
Novel
Serenade
5.6
Serenade
1956
Novel
Double Indemnity
4.7
Double Indemnity
1973
Novel
When Tomorrow Comes
5.4
When Tomorrow Comes
1939
Story
The Last Turning
6.5
The Last Turning
1939
Novel
Blockade
5.8
Blockade
1938
Writer
The Power of Speech
5.9
The Power of Speech
1988
Novel
Interlude
5.5
Interlude
1968
Screenplay
Passion
7.1
Passion
1998
Novel
Girl in the Cadillac
4.8
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
Novel
Interlude
6.3
Interlude
1957
Story
Stand Up and Fight
6.0
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Screenplay