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Big Jim McLain is a 1952 American film noir political thriller film starring John Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting down communists in the postwar Hawaii organized-labor scene. Edward Ludwig directed.
John Wayne stars as Jim McLain, a HUAC investigator who hunts down Communists in post-war Hawaii. The film is based on the files of the Committee on Un-American Activities and features Nancy Olson, James Arness and Alan Napier.
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- Crime, Drama, History
- Edward Ludwig
- 1952-08-30
John Wayne stars as a former boxer who fights communism in Hawaii in this film based on a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet. See the full list of actors, writers, directors, producers and more on IMDb.
Jim McLain (John Wayne) and his partner, Mal Baxter (James Arness), are investigators for the House Un-American Activities Committee, who are sent to Hawaii to find the leaders of a local...
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- Edward Ludwig
- Drama
- John Wayne
Big Jim McLain - (Original Trailer) An investigator (John Wayne) for the House Un-American Activities Committee takes on Communists in Hawaii in Big Jim McLain (1952).
- Edward Ludwig, Andrew Mclaglen
- John Wayne
Big Jim McLain (1952) Official Trailer - John Wayne, Nancy Olson Movie HD. Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers. 1.65M subscribers. Subscribed. 107. 20K views 9 years ago.
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U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers in Hawaii (ignoring somewhat, as do their superiors in the Congress, that membership in the Communist Party was, at the time, legal in the U.S.) — Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>.
