--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Channing"
<filmtroll@...> wrote:
>
> Comparing Cain to Hammett is like comparing noir
to
> hard-boiled. They're the grandfathers of the
modern
> crime novel and their names have become examples
of
> greatness in their respective oeuvre.
>
> --Chan
>
I agree with this statement. At his best, Cain is one of my
favorite writers. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE is an
original that has not been surpassed--not even by Cain,
although with DOUBLE INDEMNITY was a worthy attempt. I'm
still looking for my copy of MIGNON and THE INSTITUTE and the
one about the boxing trainer who helps the femme fatale lose
about 75 pounds before they trip down that POSTMAN trail.
They are around here somewhere but the Cain box has gone
missing again.
By the way, somewhere I read that Cain's working title for
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE was BAR-B-QUE.
Richard Moore
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