Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

Released: 1947-02-28 Duration: 1hr 28min
Genres: Drama Mystery
Rating 6.9
It comes back at you again and again!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 4.966

Directed By

Elia Kazan

Crew

Director of Photography
Norbert Brodine
Screenplay
Richard Murphy
Original Music Composer
David Buttolph
Director
Elia Kazan
Executive Producer
Darryl F. Zanuck
Editor
Harmon Jones

TOP 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

Wyrley Birch
Wyrley Birch

Father George A. Lambert

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