Big Jim McLain (1952)
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.
Director: Edward Ludwig
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John Wayne as Jim McLain |
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Nancy Olson as Nancy Vallon |
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James Arness as Mal Baxter |
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Alan Napier as Sturak |
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Veda Ann Borg as Madge |
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Hans Conried as Robert Henried |
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Hal Baylor as Poke |
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Gayne Whitman as Dr. Gelster |
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Gordon Jones as Olaf |
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Robert Keys as Edwin White |
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John Hubbard as Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey |
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Soo Yong as Mrs. Namaka |
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Paul Hurst as Mr. Lexiter |
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Sarah Padden as Mrs. Lexiter |
| Directing | Edward Ludwig | Director |
| Writing | Richard English | Writer |
| Writing | James Edward Grant | Writer |
| Writing | Eric Taylor | Writer |
| Production | Robert Fellows | Producer |