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James M. Cain
James M. Cain
Writing
1892-07-01
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1977-10-27
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Also known as:
James Cain, James Mallahan Cain
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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Behind the Camera (31)
Mildred Pierce
Novel
Slightly Scarlet
Novel
Double Indemnity
Novel
Out of the Past
Additional Writing
Mildred Pierce
Novel
Butterfly
Novel
When Tomorrow Comes
Story
Obsession
Novel
Algiers
Dialogue
Stand Up and Fight
Screenplay
Serenade
Novel
The Shanghai Gesture
Writer
Wife, Husband and Friend
Novel
Money and the Woman
Story
Double Indemnity
Novel
Interlude
Story
She Made Her Bed
Story
Everybody Does It
Story
Buai Laju-Laju
Novel
Girl in the Cadillac
Novel
The Last Turning
Novel
For the Sake of a Woman
Original Story
Passion
Novel
Blockade
Writer
Interlude
Screenplay
Gypsy Wildcat
Screenplay
Konto ausgeglichen
Novel