Boomerang! (1947)
1h 28m
Running Time
February 28, 1947Release Date
Boomerang! (1947)
1h 28m
Running Time
February 28, 1947Release Date
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
Dana Andrews
Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt
Madge Harvey
Lee J. Cobb
Chief Harold F. Robinson
Cara Williams
Irene Nelson
Arthur Kennedy
John Waldron
Sam Levene
Dave Woods
Taylor Holmes
T.M. Wade
Robert Keith
'Mac' McCreery
Philip Coolidge
Jim Crossman
Ed Begley
Paul Harris
E.J. Ballantine
McDonald - 'Morning Record' Editor
Bert Freed
Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
Elia Kazan
Director
Reed Hadley
Narrator (voice)
Brian Keith
Man in Mob Behind Courthouse
Richard Murphy
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 28, 1947
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Filming LocationsConnecticut, United States
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This Movie Is About.
corruption
confession
war veteran
connecticut
based on a true story
murder
interrogation
under duress
courtroom drama
manhunt
police lineup
episcopal priest
noir
Wiki.
Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime semidocumentary film based on the true story of a vagrant accused of murder. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt, with voiceovers by Reed Hadley.
The film was directed by Elia Kazan and adapted from a 1945 Reader's Digest story written by Fulton Oursler (credited as Anthony Abbot) based on an actual 1924 crime. The film was shot mostly in Stamford, Connecticut, after Kazan was denied permission to film in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the crime and trial occurred.The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.
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