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Big Jim McLain
“FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!”
5.0 / 10• 1952• 1h 30m•NR• English
ActionAdventureDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Jim McLain
Lead
Nancy Olson
Nancy Vallon
James Arness
Mal Baxter
Alan Napier
Sturak
Veda Ann Borg
Madge
Hans Conried
Robert Henried
Hal Baylor
Poke
Gayne Whitman
Dr. Gelster
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Ludwig's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Big Jim McLain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
