Big Jim McLain

1952 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · 2,426 VOTES · DIR. Edward Ludwig

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,332 lines

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00:01:19 "Yes, Dan'I Webster's dead, or at least theY buried him.
00:04:36 Keep him from blowing his top.
00:10:32 but mostlY unimportant members in the PartY.
00:14:15 What is wrong with the Party in Hawaii?
00:19:36 For a long, long time
00:23:03 drunks is a very bad security risk.
00:26:25 Well, I may pull your ears off.
00:30:22 He's a good boss, but you never have the feeling
00:33:35 Oh, yes, Dr. Peterson told me about you.
00:38:23 He was in a very disturbed state of mind.
00:42:22 Accident.
00:44:54 You know, this lemonade tastes of lemons.
00:47:46 If all men and women look exactly alike
00:51:06 that he'd been giving out information on the sailing and docking of ships.
00:55:00 Just because I'm not dining with you doesn't mean I have to eat alone.
00:58:24 I mean it. You're so lovely.
01:01:01 You must keep quiet.
01:04:18 I see.
01:08:29 Mal's dead.
01:14:36 I said, the ketchup.
01:17:17 and put the Party in jeopardy.
01:21:26 one as a negotiator for the employers
01:25:07 Did you ever chop cotton?
01:29:15 There stands our Union, sir.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,332
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:01:19
Final line01:29:15

Production Record

DirectorEdward Ludwig
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,426