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7.1When 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: 1947-02-2888 minDir: Elia KazanDrama, Mystery
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
Themes
- corruption
- war veteran
- confession
- based on true story
- connecticut
- film noir
- murder
- interrogation
- under duress
- courtroom drama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Elia Kazan
- Screenwriter
- Richard Murphy
- Cast member
- Anthony Ross
- Composer
- David Buttolph
- Producer
- Louis de Rochemont
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Norbert Brodine
- Narrative location
- Connecticut
- Filming location
- Connecticut
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 505776
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1947-04-09
- title
- Boomerang
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- film editor
- Harmon Jones
- production designer
- Richard Day
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- different from
- Bumerang
- capital cost
- 1140000
- box office
- 2250000
- review score
- 76%
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