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Big Jim McLain (1952)

Big Jim McLain

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12

1h 25m

Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Historical, Romance, Thriller

August 30th, 1952

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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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Cast

John Wayne
Jim McLain
Nancy Olson
Nancy Vallon
James Arness
Mal Baxter
Alan Napier
Sturak
Veda Ann Borg
Madge
Hans Conried
Robert Henried
Hal Baylor
Poke
Gayne Whitman
Dr. Gelster
Gordon Jones
Olaf
Robert Keys
Edwin White
Full cast & crew

Directors

Edward Ludwig
Full cast & crew

Producers

Robert Fellows
producer
John Wayne
producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Stephen Vincent Benet
(quotes from "The Devil And Dan'l Webster")
James Edward Grant
written by
(???)
Richard English
written by
(???)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

He's a Go-Get-'Em Guy for the U.S.A. on a Treason Trail that leads Half-a-World Away!
THE BIG MAN IN HIS BIG ADVENTURE!
FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!

Keywords

veteran
suspense
murder
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 11th, 1953 (Australia)
December 1st, 1953 (Austria)
December 1st, 1953 (Austria) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Jim McLain
Big Jim McLain (original title)
Marihuana (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Moloka'i, Hawaii, USA
Pearl Harbor, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
All Locations

Running Times

85 min (West Germany)
90 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures
Wayne-Fellows Productions (as A Wayne-Fellows Production)

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. (Germany)
Warner Bros. (Norway)
Warner Bros. (Sweden)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Congress of the United States (we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of this Committee) (as the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Congress of the United States) / (the incidents in this motion picture are based on the files of - names and places have been changed) (as the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives, Congress of the United States)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A. F. of L.) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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