Big Jim McLain
“FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!”
ActionAdventureDramaThriller
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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A tense, paranoid thriller steeped in Cold War anxieties. This film feels like a stark warning, with shadowy figures and political intrigue driving a relentless pursuit of perceived threats in a tropical setting.
tensepatrioticsuspensefulparanoidsteadyCold War thrillernoir elementspropaganda filmperiod pieceanti-communismpolitical intriguenational securityespionage
politicshawaii
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