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Big Jim McLain

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1952-08-30

Runtime: 90 mins

Director: Edward Ludwig

Writer: Richard English, James Edward Grant, Eric Taylor

Spoken language: English

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Original title: Big Jim McLain

Production Companies: Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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