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.
- Released
- 1947-02-28
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Murphy, Elia Kazan
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 90 votes
Cast
- Dana Andrews as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
- Jane Wyatt as Madge Harvey
- Lee J. Cobb as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
- Cara Williams as Irene Nelson
- Arthur Kennedy as John Waldron
- Sam Levene as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
- Taylor Holmes as T.M. Wade
- Robert Keith as 'Mac' McCreery
- Ed Begley as Paul Harris
- Philip Coolidge as Jim Crossman
- Bert Freed as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
- Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)