Directed by:
Edward LudwigCinematography:
Archie StoutCast:
John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness, Alan Napier, Veda Ann Borg, Hans Conried, Gordon Jones, Robert Keys, John Hubbard, Soo Yong, Harry Morgan, Bess Flowers (more)VOD (1)
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All 6'4" of John Wayne plays the title role, a federal agent ferreting out subversives in Hawaii. Rallying to the cause are co-stars Nancy Olson and Veda Ann Borg. And 6'7" James Arness is McLain's war-hero partner Baxter. The documentary-style story moves swiftly, with good-natured humor peppered throughout. Pre-statehood Hawaii locales range from elite resorts to a Shinto temple and from the sunken remains of the battleship Arizona to a Molokai leper colony. (official distributor synopsis)
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Even the master sometimes makes mistakes, and Duke made quite a few in this case. It's such a strangely naive perspective on searching for communists, lacking any sort of progression, and not at all aided by the voiceover, which may have been used only because the sound couldn't be recorded on location. Weak story, weak impression.
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