James M. Cain - Films

Films

The following films were adapted from Cain's novels and stories.

  • She Made Her Bed, USA, 1934, directed by Ralph Murphy (story "The Baby in the Icebox")
  • Wife, Husband and Friend, USA, 1939, directed by Gregory Ratoff (story "Two Can Sing", also known as "Career in C Major")
  • Le Dernier tournant, France, 1939, directed by Pierre Chenal (novel The Postman Always Rings Twice)
  • When Tomorrow Comes (The Modern Cinderella in some publicity material), USA, 1939, directed by John M. Stahl (novel The Root of His Evil)
  • Ossessione, Italy, 1943, directed by Luchino Visconti (novel The Postman Always Rings Twice, uncredited)
  • Double Indemnity, USA, 1944, directed by Billy Wilder
  • Gypsy Wildcat, USA, 1944 - an original script
  • Mildred Pierce, USA, 1945, directed by Michael Curtiz
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice, USA, 1946, directed by Tay Garnett
  • Everybody Does It, USA, 1949, directed by Edmund Goulding (story "Two Can Sing", also known as "Career in C Major")
  • Slightly Scarlet, USA, 1956, directed by Allan Dwan (novel Love's Lovely Counterfeit)
  • Serenade, USA, 1956, directed by Anthony Mann
  • Interlude, USA, 1957, directed by Douglas Sirk
  • Interlude, USA, 1968, directed by Kevin Billington
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice, USA, 1981, directed by Bob Rafelson
  • Butterfly, USA, 1982, directed by Matt Cimber
  • Girl in the Cadillac, USA, 1995, directed by Lucas Platt (novel The Enchanted Isle)
  • Mildred Pierce, USA, 2011, directed by Todd Haynes

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