Boomerang!
It comes back at you again and again!
1947 | 88m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Elia Kazan |
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| Writer: | Richard Murphy, Fulton Oursler |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 28, 1947 |
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| Director: | Elia Kazan |
| Writer: | Richard Murphy, Fulton Oursler |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery |
| Keywords | corruption, confession, war veteran, connecticut, based on true story, film noir, murder, interrogation, under duress, courtroom drama, manhunt, police lineup, episcopal priest |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dana Andrews | State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey |
| Jane Wyatt | Madge Harvey |
| Lee J. Cobb | Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson |
| Cara Williams | Irene Nelson |
| Arthur Kennedy | John Waldron |
| Sam Levene | Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods |
| Taylor Holmes | T.M. Wade |
| Robert Keith | 'Mac' McCreery |
| Ed Begley | Paul Harris |
| Philip Coolidge | Jim Crossman |
| Bert Freed | Herron, a Man in Alley Mob |
| Reed Hadley | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Brian Keith | Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) |
| Karl Malden | Det. Lt. White (uncredited) |
| Arthur Miller | Line-Up Suspect |
| Leona Roberts | Mrs. Crossman |
| Frank Overton | Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited) |
| Harry Davis | Reporter |
| Anthony Ross | Warren |
| Wyrley Birch | Father George A. Lambert |
| Harry Landers | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| James Dobson | Bill - Cub Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Challee | Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Murphy | Screenplay |
| Fulton Oursler | Writer |
| David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Norbert Brodine | Director of Photography |
| Harmon Jones | Editor |
| Elia Kazan | Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis De Rochemont | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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