Boomerang! (1947)
Boomerang! (1947)
It comes back at you again and again!
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.

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Cast

Dana Andrews Dana Andrews As: State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt Jane Wyatt As: Madge Harvey
Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb As: Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara Williams Cara Williams As: Irene Nelson
Arthur Kennedy Arthur Kennedy As: John Waldron
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Storyline

When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.


Tagline: It comes back at you again and again!
Certification: 9

Details

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 28 February 1947

Country: US

Runtime: 88m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Madge Harvey

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

Cara Williams

Cara Williams

Irene Nelson

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

John Waldron

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

T.M. Wade

Robert Keith

Robert Keith

'Mac' McCreery

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Paul Harris

Philip Coolidge

Philip Coolidge

Jim Crossman

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Narrator (voice)

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Det. Lt. White

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Line-Up Suspect

Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Crossman

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse

Harry Davis

Harry Davis

Reporter

Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Warren

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Father George A. Lambert

Directed By

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Louis De Rochemont

Louis De Rochemont

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

David Buttolph

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Norbert Brodine

Norbert Brodine

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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