Big Jim McLain

Year: 1952

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Edward Ludwig

ActionThrillerDramaAdventurePolitics and human rights

Set and filmed in post‑war Hawaii, the story follows House Un‑American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter as they probe Communist Party activities, which were legal at the time. Their investigation covers everything from insurance fraud to the sabotage of a U.S. naval vessel.

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