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Big Jim McLain · LeviOsa

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1952·12

FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!

ActionAdventureDrama1h 30m

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38%

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5.0

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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.

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Details

DirectorEdward Ludwig

ReleasedAug 30, 1952

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guide12AT

Studios

Wayne-Fellows Productions

Warner Bros. Pictures

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

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Reviews

3 reviews · 2 critics

0 fresh · 2 rotten

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Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsJul 28, 2008

Pathetic anti-Communist propaganda film with a snarling John Wayne at his ugliest as a macho windbag special agent for HUAC.

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Emanuel Levy

RTEmanuelLevy.ComMay 27, 2006

The name of Wayne's special agent for the HUAAC had the same initials as those of Senator Joseph McCarthy, which was not a coincidence, and Wayne himself believed that his popular propagandistic film helped McCarthy's reelection campaign.

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Information

Title

Big Jim McLain

Released

Aug 30, 1952

Rated

12

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 30m

Status

Released

Studios

Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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