Big Jim McLain

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Big Jim McLain

Directed by	Edward Ludwig
Produced by	Robert M. Fellows John Wayne
Written by	Richard English (story) James Edward Grant
Starring	John Wayne Nancy Olson James Arness Alan Napier Veda Ann Borg
Music by	Paul Dunlap Art Lange Emil Newman
Cinematography	Louis Clyde Stoumen Archie J. Stout
Editing by	Jack Murray
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	1952
Running time	90 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Big Jim McLain (Warner Brothers, 1952 [1]) was a John Wayne film starring Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting down communists in the post-war Hawaii organized labor scene. The film has developed something of a cult following due to its now-campy red scare theme. Interestingly, the German version of the movie dispenses with the communist angle, making the villains drug dealers instead. This was achieved entirely through script changes and dubbing.

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