Boomerang!

Boomerang!

1947
1h 28m
7.0

7.0/10

84 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Mystery

"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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date February 28, 1947
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0039208

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) (uncredited)

Key Crew

Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Elia Kazan
Director
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Louis De Rochemont
Producer
Fulton Oursler
Writer