Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!

1952•1h 30m•4.9/10

ActionAdventureDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.9/10(28)

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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Production

Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Jim McLain

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Nancy Vallon

James Arness

James Arness

Mal Baxter

Alan Napier

Alan Napier

Sturak

Veda Ann Borg

Veda Ann Borg

Madge

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Robert Henried

Hal Baylor

Hal Baylor

Poke

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Dr. Gelster

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Olaf

Robert Keys

Robert Keys

Edwin White

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey

Soo Yong

Soo Yong

Mrs. Namaka

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Mr. Lexiter

Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Mrs. Lexiter

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