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Feature film — 1947

Boomerang! (1947)

7.01h 28mDrama — Mystery

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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20th Century Fox

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Director: Elia Kazan

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Cast & crew

Dana Andrews as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Dana Andrews

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Jane Wyatt as Madge Harvey

Jane Wyatt

Madge Harvey

Lee J. Cobb as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

Lee J. Cobb

Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

Cara Williams as Irene Nelson

Cara Williams

Irene Nelson

Arthur Kennedy as John Waldron

Arthur Kennedy

John Waldron

Sam Levene as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods

Sam Levene

Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods

Taylor Holmes as T.M. Wade

Taylor Holmes

T.M. Wade

Robert Keith as 'Mac' McCreery

Robert Keith

'Mac' McCreery

Ed Begley as Paul Harris

Ed Begley

Paul Harris

Philip Coolidge as Jim Crossman

Philip Coolidge

Jim Crossman

Bert Freed as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

Bert Freed

Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Reed Hadley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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