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Big Jim McLain (1952)

1952-08-30 · 1h 30m · EN
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FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!

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.

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James Edward GrantWriterEdward LudwigDirectorRichard EnglishWriterEric TaylorWriter

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John WayneJohn WayneJim McLainNancy OlsonNancy OlsonNancy VallonJames ArnessJames ArnessMal BaxterAlan NapierAlan NapierSturakVeda Ann BorgVeda Ann BorgMadgeHans ConriedHans ConriedRobert HenriedHal BaylorHal BaylorPokeGayne WhitmanGayne WhitmanDr. GelsterGordon JonesGordon JonesOlafRobert KeysRobert KeysEdwin WhiteJohn HubbardJohn HubbardLt. Cmdr. Clint GreySoo YongSoo YongMrs. Namaka

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PoliticsHawaii

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Genre affinityAction · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityPolitics · HawaiiDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · ShortDirector preference306996Actor preference139699 · 230481 · 253144

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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.

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Big Jim McLain has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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