Big Jim McLain

Aug 30, 1952

1h 30m

★ 4.9

FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Wayne-Fellows Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

Big Jim McLain Trailers

Cast

Jim McLain

John Wayne

Nancy Vallon

Nancy Olson

Mal Baxter

James Arness

Sturak

Alan Napier

Madge

Veda Ann Borg

Robert Henried

Hans Conried

Poke

Hal Baylor

Dr. Gelster

Gayne Whitman

Olaf

Gordon Jones

Edwin White

Robert Keys

Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey

John Hubbard

Mrs. Namaka

Soo Yong

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