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Big Jim McLain

FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!
1952 | 90m | English

(2493 votes)

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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.
Release Date: Aug 30, 1952
Director: Edward Ludwig
Writer: Richard English, Eric Taylor, James Edward Grant
Genres: Adventure, Thriller, Action, Drama
Keywords hawaii, politics
Production Companies Warner Bros. Pictures, Wayne-Fellows Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Jan 31, 2026
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
John Wayne Jim McLain
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
Gordon Jones Olaf
Robert Keys Edwin White
John Hubbard Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey
Soo Yong Mrs. Namaka
Paul Hurst Mr. Lexiter
Sarah Padden Mrs. Lexiter
Name Title
Robert Fellows Producer
Organization Category Person
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