Big Jim McLain (1952)
- Directed by
- Edward Ludwig
- Genre
- drama film, propaganda film, spy film, political thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two investigators for the House Un-American Activities Committee go to Hawaii in the 1950s to root out communists hiding in the labor union scene. They question suspects, follow leads, and try to break up a secret cell.
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What happens
Big Jim McLain is a 1952 American political thriller film noir directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting communists in world of organized labor in postwar Hawaii. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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