
Feature film — 1947
Boomerang! (1947)
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
On screen
Cast & crew

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)
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