Tonight's Movie: Big Jim McLain (1952)
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Tonight I caught up with a new-to-me John Wayne movie, BIG JIM McLAIN. Wayne plays the title character, a HUAC investigator hunting Communists in Hawaii along with James Arness. In his free time, Jim romances a lovely widow (Nancy Olson) and tours some of the islands' beautiful sights. The movie -- which struck me as something of a precursor to HAWAII FIVE-O -- is a fascinating snapshot...