22 Nov 1995
Nick of Time
An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
Big Jim McLain
FILMED in HAWAII and FILLED with EXCITEMENT!
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.
Top Billed 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
Paul Hurst Mr. Lexiter
Sarah Padden Mrs. Lexiter
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