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Boomerang!

7.0 88 mins Drama   Mystery   1947
20th Century Fox  
Director(s): Elia Kazan

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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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)

Brian Keith

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Karl Malden

as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)

Arthur Miller

as Line-Up Suspect

Leona Roberts

as Mrs. Crossman

Frank Overton

as Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)

Harry Davis

as Reporter

Anthony Ross

as Warren

Wyrley Birch

as Father George A. Lambert

Harry Landers

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

James Dobson

as Bill - Cub Reporter (uncredited)

William Challee

as Whitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited)

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