James M. Cain (1892-1977)

A selective list of online literary criticism for James M. Cain, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA guidelines for web pages

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Literary Criticism

Bolton, Zoe. "Entertainment and Dystopia: Film Noir, Melodrama and Mildred Pierce." Crimeculture.com, Spring 2005

Casey, Janet Galligani. Publisher's site for The Novel and the American Left: Critical Essays on Depression-Era Fiction (U of Iowa P 2004) Includes a chapter on James Cain. [Great Depression].

Forter, Gregory. "Double Cain." Novel: A Forum on Fiction, Spring 1996 [first page of article only, blurred]

Westcombe, Roger. "The Road to Double Indemnity." Crimeculture.com, Spring 2005

Westcombe, Roger. "'Lipstick Killers' - Viewing The Postman Twice." Crimeculture.com, Autumn 2004

Westcombe, Roger. "The Road to Double Indemnity." Crimeculture.com, Spring 2005

Westcombe, Roger. "'Lipstick Killers' - Viewing The Postman Twice." Crimeculture.com, Autumn 2004

"Hardboiled Maryland." An electronic exhibit on the works of James M. Cain and other hard-boiled fiction writers, at the U of Maryland

Biesen, Sheri Chinen. "Raising Cain with the censors, again: The Postman Always Rings Twice." Literature Film Quarterly, 2000 [preview only]

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