Main Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier, Veda Ann Borg
Release Year: 1952
Country: US
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
Of all the "kill the commies" cold war films of the 1950s, John Wayne's Big Jim McLain may well be the worst. Certainly it's the hardest one to sit through today. The Duke and his partner Jim Arness (Wayne's real-life protege) head to Hawaii to investigate a subversive pro-Red organization. Feigning love for suspect Nancy Olson, Wayne ferrets out the name of the Big Cheese, played by Gayne Whitman. After a long wild-goose chase, peopled by such oddball types as Hans Conried and Alan Napier, Wayne catches up with his quarry, who has--egad!--already murdered Arness. Wayne exacts vengeance, paving the way for a final clinch with Nancy Olson, who turns out to be true-blue and not red after all. To quote Spike Jones: "Peeeeee.....yewwwww." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Alfred Ybarra - Art Director, Andrew V. McLaglen - First Assistant Director, Edward Ludwig - Director, Jack Murray - Editor, Paul Dunlap - Composer (Music Score), Art Lange - Composer (Music Score), Emil Newman - Composer (Music Score), Webb Overlander - Makeup, Louis Clyde Stoumen - Cinematographer, Archie J. Stout - Cinematographer, Nate H. Edwards - Production Manager, Robert M. Fellows - Producer, John Wayne - Producer, Charles Thompson - Set Designer, T.A. Carman - Sound/Sound Designer, Richard English - Screenwriter, James Edward Grant - Screenwriter, Eric Taylor - Screenwriter, Stephen Vincent Benét - Short Story Author
