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Works About James M. Cain
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"Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain" [1982] by Roy Hoopes SIU Press 9¼x6 hardcovor [12/87] out of print/used Henry Holt hardcovor [9/82] out of print/used |
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"Our Man In Washington" [2000] by Roy Hoopes A mystery novel by Cain biographer Hoopes, about real-life pals James M. Cain and Baltimore journalist H.L. Mencken in the 1920s. Forge pb [10/2001] out of print/used Forge hardcover [9/2000] out of print/used |
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"The American Roman Noir: Hammett, Cain, & Chandler" [1995] by William Marling Univ GA Press 8.6x5.6 pb [10/98] for $12.60 Univ GA Press hardcover [2/95] out of print/used |
Books By James M. Cain
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"The Baby In The Icebox" [stories 1981]
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"The Butterfly" [1947]
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"Career In C Major and Other Stories" [1943]
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"Cloud Nine" [1983]
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"Double Indemnity"
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1936 novel Vintage 8x5¼ pb [5/89] for $8.76 Amereon 9x6¼ hardcover [9/96] out of print/rare Caedmon UNABR audio CD [5/2005] for $18.87 |
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Paramount feature film [Sept 1944]
11"x17" poster available at AllPosters.com Co-written & directed by Billy Wilder; script co-written by Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] from Cain's 1936 novel; starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Tom Powers & Edward G. Robinson; Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Script, Best Actress [BS], Best Cinematography, Best Music Score, Best Sound; listed on National Film Registry 1992 Universal b&w VHS [4/98] for $13.99 Image Ent b&w DVD [10/2000] out of stock/used full credits on IMDb |
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"Double Indemnity" script by Billy Wilder & Raymond Chandler Univ CA Press 9x6 pb [12/2000] for $11.17 critical textbook [1992] by Richard Schickel
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Directed by Jack Smight; starring Richard Crenna, Lee J. Cobb, Samantha Eggar & Robert Webber
video not available; full credits from IMDb
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"The Embezzler" [1944]
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"The Enchanted Isle" [1985]
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"Galatea" [1953]
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"The Institute" [1976]
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"Jealous Woman" [1950]
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"Love's Lovely Counterfeit" [1942]
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"The Magician's Wife" [1965]
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"Mildred Pierce" [1941 novel]
"Mildred Pierce" feature film [1945]
Directed by Michael Curtiz;
based on the novel by James M. Cain, starring Joan Crawford, Ann Blyth
& Zachary Scott; Crawford won Best Actress Oscar; full credits at IMDb
"Mildred Pierced" [2003 mystery novel] by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Co-starring Hollywood P.I. Toby Peters and Joan Crawford
"Mildred Pierce" [2010 H.B.O. remake] 
Kate Winslet signed on in February 2010 for the title role in the five-hour miniseries
based on the novel by James M. Cain; Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood &
Melissa Leo signed on in March • latest info at IMDb
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"Mignon" [1962]
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"The Moth" [1948]
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"Our Government" [1930]
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"Past All Dishonor" [1946]
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"The Postman Always Rings Twice"
A drifter is hired as handyman by the middle-aged proprietor of a roadside restaurant/gas station.
He begins an affair with the owner's beautiful & unsatisfied wife, and then they plot the murder of the old man.
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1934 novel Vintage 8x5¼ pb [5/89] for $8.76 Otto Penzler hardcover [7/96] for $39.95 Caedmon UNABR audio CD [3/2005] for $15.61 1936 Broadway play: credits at Internet Broadway Database |
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b&w feature film [M.G.M. May 1946]
Directed by Tay Garnett; starring John Garfield, Lana Turner, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames & Audrey Totter Warner b&w DVD [1/2004] for $17.99 M.G.M. b&w VHS [6/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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Produced & directed by Bob Rafelson; script by David Mamet; cinematography by Sven Nykvist; starring Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan, Anjelica Huston & William Traylor Warner color DVD [8/97] for $9.98 Warner color VHS [1/93] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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"Ossessione" Italian-language b&w feature film [Italy May 1943, USA Oct 1976] Co-written & directed by Luchino Visconti; starring Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Michele Riccardini & Juan de Landa Image Ent. b&w DVD [7/2002] for $22.99 Xenon b&w VHS [2/2002] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
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"Le Dernier Tournant" [France May 1939] Directed by Pierre Chenal; starring Michel Simon, Fernand Gravey, Corinne Luchaire, Marcel Vallée, Florence Marly & Robert Le Vigan video/DVD not available; full credits from IMDb |
"Rainbow's End" [1975]
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"The Root of His Evil" {aka "Shameless"} [1951]
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"Serenade" [1937]
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"Sinful Woman" [1948]
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"Tales For Males: Selected For Man's Enjoyment" [1945] Edited by Ed Fitzgerald Cadillac Publng hardcover [1/45] out of print/rare stories by Konrad Bercovici, James M. Cain, Morley Callaghan, George S. Chappell, John Collier, Clarence Day Jr., John Fante, W.C. Fields, Corey Ford, Benjamin Franklin, C.A. Hamilton, Fred C. Kelly, Arthur Kober, Ring Lardner, Dorothy Parker, William Saroyan, Bernard Sobel, Donald Ogden Stewart, Frank Sullivan, James Thurber, George Weller and others |
Movies
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"The Butterfly" [1982] filmed by Matt Cimber
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"Double Indemnity" {see above}
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"Girl In The Cadillac" 1995]
filmed by Lucas Platt, based on the 1985 novel "The Enchanted Isle"
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"Mildred Pierce" {see above}
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"The Postman Always Rings Twice" {see above}
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"Serenade" [1956] filmed by Anthony Mann
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"Slightly Scarlet" [1956]
filmed by Allan Dwan; based on the 1942 novel "Love's Lovely Counterfeit"
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