Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

Directed by Elia Kazan

1h 28m

Drama

| 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.

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

Crew

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy

Screenplay

Fulton Oursler

Fulton Oursler

Writer

Louis De Rochemont

Louis De Rochemont

Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

David Buttolph

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Norbert Brodine

Norbert Brodine

Director of Photography

Harmon Jones

Harmon Jones

Editor

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