James M. Cain

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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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Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black - and - white photo of a woman holding a candle; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black - and - white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black - and - white photo of a woman with a cup; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a woman in a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of a man and a woman at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black and white photo of a woman with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of a woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black - and - white photo of a woman with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man in a striped suit standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black - and - white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of a woman wearing a fur coat; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A woman wearing a hat and a dress; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Obsession” (1943), directed by Luchino Visconti – A man and a woman walking down a road; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black and white photo of a woman with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black - and - white photo of a woman in a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of a woman in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black and white photo of a woman with blonde ringlets; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a woman smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a grocery store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of two people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man wearing a hat standing next to a railing; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A woman wearing a hat and a bow tie in front of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman kissing at a bar; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A woman sitting at a table in front of other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a body of water; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a woman in a black dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman standing on a sidewalk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a woman with a veil on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black and white photo of a woman with a head scarf; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a candle; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – An old photo of a woman writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a woman with a veil on her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black - and - white photo of a woman in front of a bookshelf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair with a drink; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A person riding a bike in front of an old house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A black and white photo of a woman in a floral dress; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A group of people sitting on a couch in a living room; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A black and white photo of a man drinking a cup; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a man reading a newspaper; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Mildred Pierce” (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz – A black and white photo of a woman looking out a car window; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Out of the Past” (1947), directed by Jacques Tourneur – A man and a woman in a fur coat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Postman Always Rings Twice” (1946), directed by Tay Garnett – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Double Indemnity” (1944), directed by Billy Wilder – A man and a woman are kissing in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

(1944)

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

(1947)

Mildred Pierce

(1945)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

(1946)

Obsession

(1943)