A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
James Cain
James Mallahan Cain
Birthplace:
Annapolis, Maryland, USA
Born:
July 1, 1892
Died:
October 27, 1977
James Mallahan Cain (1892–1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is considered one of the founders of the hardboiled crime genre.
Additional Writing:
1947 Out of the Past
Dialogue:
1938 Algiers
1947 Out of the Past
Novel:
1938 Algiers
1939 The Last Turning
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Original Film Writer:
1938 Algiers
1939 The Last Turning
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1986 Big Trouble
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Original Story:
1938 Algiers
1939 The Last Turning
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1959 For the Sake of a Woman
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1986 Big Trouble
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Screenplay:
1938 Algiers
1939 Stand Up and Fight
1939 The Last Turning
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Gypsy Wildcat
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1959 For the Sake of a Woman
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1968 Interlude
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1986 Big Trouble
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Story:
1934 She Made Her Bed
1938 Algiers
1939 Stand Up and Fight
1939 The Last Turning
1939 When Tomorrow Comes
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1940 Money and the Woman
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Gypsy Wildcat
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1949 Everybody Does It
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1957 Interlude
1959 For the Sake of a Woman
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1968 Interlude
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1986 Big Trouble
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Writer:
1934 She Made Her Bed
1938 Algiers
1938 Blockade
1939 Stand Up and Fight
1939 The Last Turning
1939 When Tomorrow Comes
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend
1940 Money and the Woman
1941 The Shanghai Gesture
1944 Double Indemnity
1944 Gypsy Wildcat
1944 Obsession
1945 Mildred Pierce
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1947 Out of the Past
1949 Everybody Does It
1956 Serenade
1956 Slightly Scarlet
1957 Interlude
1959 For the Sake of a Woman
1959 Konto ausgeglichen
1968 Interlude
1973 Double Indemnity
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
1982 Butterfly
1986 Big Trouble
1988 The Power of Speech
1995 Girl in the Cadillac
1998 Passion
2004 Buai Laju-Laju
2017 National Theatre Live: Obsession
Creator:
2011 Mildred Pierce
Novel:
2011 Mildred Pierce
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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