BIG JIM McLAIN

DIRECTED BY EDWARD LUDWIG
PRODUCED BY ROBERT FELLOWS
WAYNE-FELLOWS PRODUCTION
WARNER BROS

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain
and Mal Baxter attempt to break up a ring of Communist Party troublemakers in Hawaii
(ignoring somewhat, as do their superiors in the Congress, that membership
in the Communist Party was, at the time, legal in the U.S.)
Summary written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
John Wayne .... Jim McLain
Nancy Olson .... Nancy Vallon
James Arness .... Mal Baxter
Alan Napier .... Sturak
Veda Ann Borg .... Madge
Hans Conried .... Robert Henried
Hal Baylor .... Poke
Gayne Whitman .... Dr. Gelster
Gordon Jones .... Olaf
Robert Keys .... Edwin White
John Hubbard .... Lt. Cmdr. Clint Grey
Soo Yong .... Mrs. Namaka (as Madame Soo Yong)
Dan Liu .... Dan Liu, Honolulu Chief of Police
Vernon 'Red' McQueen .... Phil Briggs (as Red McQueen)
Peter Brocco .... Dr. Carter (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum .... Nightclub extra (uncredited)
Robert Fellows .... Soldier boarding ship (uncredited)
Paul Fix .... Voice of Chauncey (uncredited)
Bess Flowers .... Nightclub extra (uncredited)
William Forrest .... J.E. Lowry (McLain's supervisor) (uncredited)
Sam Harris .... Nightclub extra (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson .... J.J. Donahue (soldier boarding ship) (uncredited)
Paul Hurst .... Mr. Lexiter (uncredited)
Edwin Layton .... Himself (uncredited)
Harry Morgan .... Narrator (uncredited)
Sarah Padden .... Mrs. Lexiter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre .... Nightclub dance extra (uncredited)
Bert Stevens .... Nightclub dance extra (uncredited)
Deane S. Tavennier .... HUAC Committee member (uncredited)
Harry Tyler .... Waiter (uncredited)
Peter Whitney .... Commie truck driver (uncredited)
Jay Wilsey ... Mr. Whalen (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Richard English story
James Edward Grant screenplay
Eric Taylor story
William Wheeler story (uncredited)

Produced
Robert Fellows .... producer
John Wayne .... producer (uncredited)

Original Music
Paul Dunlap
Arthur Lange
Emil Newman
Hugo Friedhofer (uncredited)
Robert Wiley Miller

Non-Original Music
Max Steiner (stock music) (uncredited)

Cinematography
Archie Stout

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew V. McLaglen

Trivia
Edwin Layton has a cameo that was arranged by the studio as a favor for getting permission for John Ford to film the actual Midway battle. Layton was the Pacific Fleet's Fleet Intelligence Officer at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.

The first film produced by Wayne-Fellows Productions (later renamed Batjac Productions), John Wayne's independent production company.

Many scenes filmed in public places such as the restaurant scene with Gordon Jones appear to be "stolen", as the bystanders seem to be watching the scenes being played out rather than act like extras who normally do not pay attention to the action.

The German title is "Mathuana". In this dubbed version for the German market John Wayne plays a hunter of marijuana smugglers, not an investigator for the Un-American Activities Commitee ferreting out Communists, as in the original film.

Nancy Olson hated the script but she figured six weeks in Hawaii and a chance to work with an icon like John Wayne seemed a good enough reason to accept. Besides, she thought the film would flop and nobody would see it. She was right to a degree - it wasn't one of Wayne's more successful pictures - but she didn't count on the constant TV exposure it has had and says people stop her all the time to say they've seen her in the film. Olson, a staunch liberal Democrat, said she and Wayne would often have political arguments but she would always let Wayne have the last word.

John Wayne recorded an advertisement for Camel cigarettes on the set of Big Jim McLain (1952).

Goofs
# Continuity: When Olaf comes out of the house and sees Jim talking to Madge, the background changes between the wide shot of the three of them and the close-up of Olaf getting the axe.

# Continuity: When Jim returns one morning from looking for Baxter's murderer, he finds Nancy asleep. The amount of the rug covering Nancy changes between when he kisses her and when she wakes.

# Revealing mistakes: When the plane taking McLain to another island begins taxiing, the door is still partly open.

Filming Location

Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Watch the Trailer:-

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Hi,
Strange old film this one, and one that Duke got a lot of stick for.
Personally I enjoy this movie, particularly as it features,
a visit to the wreck of the USS ARIZONA, a visit,
that I am proud to have taken myself.
Duke played well as a HUAC agent, and with Duke's
Americanism at its peak, one could have expected no less
from the great man, on the matter of communism.
James Arness, his protege, was his sidekick, not for long though.
Nancy Olson, was Duke's. not so convincing, love interest.
Although I enjoy the film, it was not well received.
The response was negative, 'More action, and less talk'
When the film was released, critics found it no more,
than crass anti-Red propaganda, with some reviewers,
even labelling it, irresponsible.
Consequently, the picture was a disappointment at the box office.
However, against the critics, wrath,
I enjoyed the film, for what it was!
Rating 6/10

One of the Duke's lesser known efforts, it is not available on DVD at this time (at least that we could find). Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Jim-Mclain-John-Wayne/dp/6301942655/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1267264159&sr=8-3) has it on VHS, for under $10 including shipping.

This is a movie that we enjoy, especially having visited the Arizona Memorial, as did Keith. I also have a similar anti-Communist outlook as Mr. McLain. :angry:

Chester :newyear:

Hi,

Here is movie that rarely gets mentioned,
so it is Movie of the Week

Please let's hear your comments

Hi,
I have this movie on VHS and watched it some time ago. Certainly not on the top of my favorite movies, but it was very interesting to see it and I can't say that I wasn't enjoy it.
I must see it again, when I can add something. For a pity I can't compose big revews.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Big Jim rarely gets mentioned because not many have seen it? I haven't :(

Originally posted by etsija@Nov 22 2006, 03:25 PM
Big Jim rarely gets mentioned because not many have seen it? I haven't* :(
37156


Most Duke fans, of course,
would have, some copy of this movie!
it's just not as popular as others!

Congratulations on reaching

100 POSTS

Hi,
I watched this movie again yesterday evening and I\m sure have double feelings about it.
It is sure publisistic movie and very pathetic - all that beginning with familiar music tunes and question from the grave: How America stands?

And I\m sure like romantic line in the movie between Jim and Nancy. And parts with comic relief I'm sure enjoy.

But the part conserning communist can have my whole approvment after all.
I was never communist myself, but living some adult years in socialist country (it was never called communist) I can tell that it wasn't exacly as you can imagine or as it is pictured in Clancy books. The things were much more complicated.

Other thing about democracy. I'm belive that the state of any kind can't dictate how the citizen must feel or thing. If the democratic government began such thing and started the "witches hunt" it can't be called democratic. Because the same thing was here from the other point of view.

And all this blacklisting about which I have read sure ruined many peoples life, who wasn't communists only left winged in their thoughts.

I'm sorry, if I offended somebody. :(
Regards,
Senta

Hi Vera

For someone who can't compose long reviews you haven't done a bad job, and don't worry about upsrtting anyone, you haven't and you wont. As you say it has its place in history in all countries, but hopefully that is what it is history.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Vera

I agree totally, with Arthur.
Your insight, was expressed very well.
And as Arthur says, history is past,
and hopefully, one day, we will all learn
from, our mistakes, if mistakes are what we made

Hi Arthur and Keith,
Thank you for kind words. You sure encourage me to participate here. And I can see again that here is the best place on the net.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Keith

According to the A&E biography programme about Duke, Big Jim McClain was considered a box office hit.

Robbie
:agent:

Hi Robbie,

Thanks for your post, which sent me scurrying back
to where that information came from!!

According to
Duke: The Life and Image of John Wayne.

Duke's despair deepened, when the movie*
was not well received.
At the movie's preview at the Warner
Theatre in HuntingtonPark,*
the response was negative
.......the movie was a disappointment
at the box office!

However,
John Wayne:American
says this
The movie played to enthusiastic audiences,
...the film was a solid hit... ranking
27th. in the 1952 top grossing movies.

Well there you are, two opposite views
from two credible sources.

Who are we to believe??
On reflection, I think
we should believe
the account
as written in
John Wayne: American

Thanks for bringing the point up.

I did a little more research and found the following article.

Once again, the West Coast reception of ”Blood Alley" was more positive than that of it Eastern counterpart. The Critic Philip Schewer described it as "a good movie of the old epic school," (Los Angeles Times, September 29, l955). In the end, "Blood Alley" was less popular at the box-office than either ”Big Jim McLain" or ”Sea Chase," grossing in domestic rentals two million dollars.

http://www.emanuellevy.com/article.php?articleID=3764

According to the IMDB Big Jim Mclain cost $825,000 to make and grossed in over 2 million that therefore would make it a hit.

Robbie
:agent:

Hi Robbie,

Those box office figures were also
discussed in
John Wayne: American

So the movie was indeed a credible hit.
So that makes at least one book incorrect!

Originally posted by Senta@Nov 26 2006, 03:05 AM
Hi,
I watched this movie again yesterday evening and I\m sure have double feelings about it.
It is sure publisistic movie and very pathetic - all that beginning with familiar music tunes and question from the grave: How America stands?

And I\m sure like romantic line in the movie between Jim and Nancy. And parts with comic relief I'm sure enjoy.

But the part conserning communist can have my whole approvment after all.
I was never communist myself, but living some adult years in socialist country (it was never called communist) I can tell that it wasn't exacly as you can imagine or as it is pictured in Clancy books. The things were much more complicated.

Other thing about democracy. I'm belive that the state of any kind can't dictate how the citizen must feel or thing. If the democratic government began such thing and started the "witches hunt" it can't be called democratic. Because the same thing was here from the other point of view.

And all this blacklisting about which I have read sure ruined many peoples life, who wasn't communists only left winged in their thoughts.

I'm sorry, if I offended somebody.* :(
Regards,
Senta
37218

Vera - there is no way that you would offend anyone here. It is refreshing to get a viewpoint of someone who has a point of reference from within as it were. Unfortunately, the "communist witch hunts" and racist elements in our history are a documented part of U.S. history which can't be discounted :uhuh: . As a human society, we can only strive to better ourselves toward our fellow man ^_^ .
Now is the time to get off my soapbox and quit playing philosopher.
Cheers - Jay :D

Saw this for the first time the other day on free-to-air(which surprised me).

I liked it, however it definitely wasnt Duke at his best.

Cheers,
Bek :)

I have only seen this film once when it was aired recently I think twice on the BBC.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was on the "banned list" until then.

It is not a great John Wayne movie but at the same time it is not bad.

I honestly think it got a bad press because of what was happening in the USA
at the time of its release.

As you say a rare John Wayne movie which I think was Warner or Batjak produced which must someday appear on DVD.


Mike

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Nov 27 2006, 08:21 AM
Vera - there is no way that you would offend anyone here.* It is refreshing to get a viewpoint of someone who has a point of reference from within as it were.37267
AMEN, Jay!

Vera, I second Jay's comments, and appreciate you sharing your thoughts here!

Chester :newyear:

I have not seen this film in years. This film was done at a Very Different time in U.S. and World History and many of the People in Hollywood did not Like The Film Or John Wayne The Duke. We thought that the U.S.S.R. and The Chinese Communist were coming Very Soon! :fear:

But in the early 1950s when it was Filmed it was Very Difficult Time in the World. :( The U.S.A. had used the A-Bomb to End W.W. 2 and the U.S.S.R at this time had the Bomb also and We were afraid they were going to use it on the U.S.A. :fear2:

Most of the People Outside of Hollywood Liked the Film. At that time Hollywood was Loaded With Card Caring Communist and Duke was One of the People that was Leading the Charge against the Communist in Hollywood in the U.S. at this time. :cowboy: :D

I know a little about this time in U.S. History as I was Flying in one of those B-29s at this time With One Of "Those Bad Things Aboard" and Thought That We would be Ordered to Drop it At Any Time on the Target that We had been Given Earlier in the U.S.S.R. :dead:

Chilibill

Hey Duke fan. I was wondering if you knew if this movie will be coming out in dvd. I know that recently some of the Duke's movies have been converted to dvd.
Thanks:no2:

Hi TJTBiker

Welcome to the forum. I havent seen this film out on DVD yet.

The attached link gives details of what is out on DVD. Last updated 3 February 2007.

http://www.vanc.igs.net/~roughley/john_wayne_dvd_filmography.html

Hope to see you around

Best

Mike

Keith has placed a pic of the theater poster in an earlier post, but here is a still from the time when Big Jim McLain was being made.

Book 'im, Danno!

Oh, wait, that's a different guy who's supposed to say that . . . :glare:.

This is one of the few that I haven't seen, but TCM will be showing it on May 26.

I didn't mind this movie if you cut through all political white is right and red is dead crap.I saw it as a action movie with a murder or two in a beautiful island paradise.It shows there is murder and evil in paradise.I hope the dvd comes out in color...

Watched 'Big Jim McLain' on British t.v. recently. I thought it was a good action movie. James Arness actually made Duke look short!!
Personnely i prefer to see a movie that was shot in black and white in its original format, not too keen on colorisation.

Chris.

Hi Chris

In general I agree with you although I must admit that I have a colourized version of Red River and have seen The Longest Day in colour which again didn't look too bad. It's interesting that in his book 'Who The Hell Was In It' in the James Stewart section author Peter Bogdanovich reveals how in the late 1980's he Stewart and Burt Lancaster travelled to Washington and lobbied the Senate to get the colourization process outlawed and apparently were partially successful.

Getting back on track I also thought that Big Jim McLaine wasn't at all a bad picture.

Regards

Arthur

Definitely a different movie for the duke, but I thought he did a good job as a "G" Man. His passion for bringing down communists shines through. I have read a few accounts about this movie and how terrible it is because it simplifies the problem of communism, but you need to remember that it's a movie, not a university essay, so what do you expect. The documentary style and voice overs that it had through out were also cool.

I have heard both pros and cons about this movie. Thankfully TCM will be showing it later today. This is one of the few I've yet too see and I'll be able to form my own opinion.

Watched Big Jim Mc Lain. Good action movie outside John's normal western movies.

Demonstrated he would have made good cop movies in the 1960/70s if he had the choice and time.

Mike

Hey Duke fan. I was wondering if you knew if this movie will be coming out in dvd. I know that recently some of the Duke's movies have been converted to dvd.
Thanks:no2:
Looks like this film is available on DVD now -

You can buy it individually (cheaper at Deep Discount)

http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=11431874

Amazon.com: Big Jim McLain: John Wayne,Arness,Olson: Movies & TV (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Jim-McLain-John-Wayne/dp/B000O599W6/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4306852-5459951?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1182496728&sr=8-1)

Or it's part of that set that recently came out, The John Wayne Film Collection, one of six films for under $40.

Chester :newyear:

I've only seen this movie once, some 10-15 years ago. I don't recall it being a bad movie and I believe I enjoyed it. I do recall that for some reason, I could not stand Nancy Olsen in this movie. I don't know why?

I have heard both pros and cons about this movie. Thankfully TCM will be showing it later today. This is one of the few I've yet too see and I'll be able to form my own opinion.
So gt, did you ever see this movie when it was on TCM? If so, what did you think?

I do recall that for some reason, I could not stand Nancy Olsen in this movie. I don't know why?
I think my biggest problem with Nancy Olsen was that she seemed a little young for Duke. She is 21 years younger. Also, something I had never known was that she is 180º from John Wayne in her views -

Although Olson hated the script to Big Jim McLain (1952), an anti-communist movie, she figured that six weeks in Hawaii and a chance to work with an iconic star like John Wayne seemed a good enough reason to accept. Besides, she thought the film would flop and nobody would see it. She didn't count on the constant TV exposure the film has had and says people stop her all the time to say they've seen her in it. Olson is a staunch liberal Democrat and she said she and Wayne would often have political arguments but she would always let Wayne have the last word. She also said he loved women and was a flirt but never crossed the line and was always the perfect gentleman.
So even though they had very differing view points, he made a good impression on her (that's our Duke!).

Chester :newyear:

Hi JIm, I think my problem with Nancy olsen comes from seeing her I think it was in: Bewitched? or something like that. And all I ever saw of her was when she was in some TV show. Nancy just seemed so out of place in a John Wayne movie. I always did like her when I saw her in other things and was taken aback, seeing her in the kind of role that she played in B,J,McL.

nice setting intersting plot, complicated issue, but it's a movie.

Of all of the films of the Duke, at least from the 1940s forward, this one is is the one that most seems a prisoner of its' time, yet it does send a message through the years to our own time. The nation of that time was under the spell of McCarthy and the search for Communists in every corner. It took awhile, but people spoke up and the hysteria came to an end. One can see the situation replay itself in our own decade, and in our own time we see people speak out against accepted line. In light of the world in the post September 11 period, I found this film to be most interesting. As time moves forward, I hope it becomes less a reflection, yet remains a good object lesson. It is certainly a unique film in the John Wayne filmography, yet one that met the mood of many of that time in history.

One of the Duke's lesser known efforts, it is not available on DVD at this time (at least that we could find). Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Jim-Mclain-John-Wayne/dp/6301942655/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1267264159&sr=8-3) has it on VHS, for under $10 including shipping.
What a difference 4 years makes!

Amazon still has Big Jim McLain available on VHS, but now it's also available on DVD (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Jim-McLain-John-Wayne/dp/B000O599W6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1267264159&sr=8-1) (a little over $11, but includes shipping), as well as in a boxed set (http://www.amazon.com/Collection-Without-Reservations-Allegheny-Uprising/dp/B000O599XA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1267264159&sr=8-2), with 5 other films, for under $50.

John McElwee's wonderful blog Greenbriarpictureshows has an entry dated Jan. 9 on Big Jim McLain, specifically the changes wrought to the film for foreign markets, i.e., turning Big Jim into a drug agent rather than a Commie-hunter, and retitling the film "Marijuana." (!) John (who is a distant cousin of filmmaker Ross McElwee) has one of the most amazing collections of memorabilia with which he illustrates his blog posts.

Here's the link: http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/2011/01/genius-that-is-big-jim-mclain-s-to.html

If you don't see it at first, just scroll on down. He tends to publish a lot so the specific blog post you're looking for often ends up farther down the page.

One of the illustrations at the page:

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Great post Paula, thanks

At the young age of six years old I remember the fear that was instilled in me of communists and their attempt to rule the world. My sons are in their fortys and still say they expected to die young because of an atomic war. This movie helped to ease the fears of the time by showing there was something being done about it. It may have just been a movie but in those days that is what many people based their hopes on. It's probably clear this is one of my favorites, not only because of content but it was entertaining as well. Lots of action, the good guys win and Duke gets a sweet girl.
By the by Liz Montgomery was in Bewitched and Nancy olson was in Flubber as well as many other fun flicks. I, at this point can't see anyone else in the roll. I felt her part kept the theme of protecting home and country, and Duke certainly was an expert at getting that point accross. Thank you all for the great posts and info - Big Jim

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Thank you for the great pictures. I copied them all for my collection. They will make a great assortment for background on my PC. I buy these types of pictures, when I can find them, and hang them in my store for all to enjoy. Sometimes they are hard to find. I have about a hundred differant ones from many of Duke's films. Thank you again, you made my day. I will have to pull out my copy of the movie for tonight. Big Jim

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Watched this last night, great photo

bored me to tears! yuk!

I wonder if anyone's familiar with one of this film's major supporting players - Robert Keys? He was a former U.S. Marine and a football star at Tulane who showed up in a few other Duke films from this period - TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY and ISLAND IN THE SKY. He was also in the Batjac film MAN IN THE VAULT. Keys did other supporting parts and a few minor leads in 50's films and TV shows, then it appeared he stopped acting.

He was an interesting looking character and seemed to have screen presence. I wonder if he and Duke were pals and also why he stopped being in Duke's films. Does anyone know anything more about Bob Keys? Thank you.

After checking Robert Keys on IMDB, they substantiate his movie and TV history.

Here was one advertizement there for him speaking at Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana. His Alma Mata, apparently a year before his death in 2004.

Robert Keys speaking at Tulane March 15, 2003 http://i.imdb.com/boards/msgdown.gif (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0450888/board/thread/532282?d=171935079&p=1#171935079) http://i.imdb.com/boards/post.gif by patmcwbr (http://www.imdb.com/user/ur2144426/boards/profile/) (Wed Jan 8 2003 12:34:24) Ignore this User (http://www.imdb.com/register/?why=boards#?k=2144426&fs=07) | Report Abuse (http://www.imdb.com/register/?why=boards#532282) http://ia.media-imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/78/41/49.gif (http://www.imdb.com/register/?why=boards#532282) On Saturday, March 15, Robert Keys will be speaking at the 50th Annual Tulane Educational Conference on: "A Life in the Movies."
Robert “O. J.” Keys, a Tulane University 1952 graduate from the school of Arts & Sciences, has acted in over 150 movies and t.v. shows, with Cary Grant, John Wayne, Tony Curtis, Sterling Hayden, Lloyd Bridges, Paul Newman, Randolph Scott, James Garner, Frank Sinatra, James Arness, and Bob Hope. He was the creator and producer, as well as lead for Street of Darkness and is currently producing on location in New Orleans Louisiana a movie based on Mary Lou Widmer’s historical novel of Irish immigrants set in New Orleans, "Night Jasmine." He is also the author of "Secrets of Dying Young at a Very Old Age," which he will be selling and signing at the conference. Known as a youth as O. J. Key, he played football for Jesuits High School in New Orleans, making 1st string All American, then served 3 years in the Pacific during WWII in the Marine Air Corps in the middle of his Tulane football-playing career. Drafted to play professional football with the Detroit Lions, he chose instead the Hollywood route and became Robert Keys!
The public is invited to the conference on the uptown campus at the University Center, Tulane University, New Orleans Louisiana. (Fee approx $30) Contact Tulane University Office of Alumni Affairs for details, toll free, 1-877-488-5263

Great photos. Thanks for posting

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