Big Jim McLain

“FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!”

4.9

1952

1h 30m

ActionAdventureDramaThriller

House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to post war Hawaii to track Communist Party activities even though belonging to the party was legal at the time. They are interested in everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.S. naval vessel.

Key Crew

Director

Edward Ludwig

Producers

Robert Fellows

Writers

Richard English

James Edward Grant

Eric Taylor

Cast (14)

John Wayne

Jim McLain

Nancy Olson

Nancy Vallon

James Arness

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