- HD 1080
- Runtime: 90m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Edward Ludwig
- Stars: John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier, Veda Ann Borg
- keywords: politics, hawaii
- Production_studio: Wayne-Fellows Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Slogan: FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!
- providers: Hoopla
- The Big Jim McLain is featured in the top rankings of 1952
- #42 in Top Adventure Movies of 1952
- #13 in Top Action Movies of 1952
- #33 in Top Thriller Movies of 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.