Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain (1952)

August 30th, 19521h 30min

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
49%

Overview

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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