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Boomerang!
Boomerang!

Boomerang!

It comes back at you again and again!

Genres

DramaMystery

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

28 February 1947

Country

United States of America

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

Philip Coolidge

Philip Coolidge

Jim Crossman

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Det. Lt. White (uncredited)

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Line-Up Suspect

Leona Roberts

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Crossman

Frank Overton

Frank Overton

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Harry Davis

Harry Davis

Reporter

Anthony Ross

Anthony Ross

Warren

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Father George A. Lambert

Harry Landers

Harry Landers

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

James Dobson

James Dobson

Bill - Cub Reporter (uncredited)

William Challee

William Challee

Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited)

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