Boomerang!
1947 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 7.1 · 75% critics
After a respected priest is killed in a small Connecticut town, public outrage pushes police to find someone fast. A nervous outsider is blamed, but a district attorney starts questioning the case and faces heavy pressure as he digs into the evidence and the town’s politics.
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-02-28
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (85 votes)
- Box office
- $2,250,000
- Budget
- $1,140,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy tense courtroom dramas with a true-story feel and pressure from the public and politics; not for you if you want a fast-paced mystery or a subtle, low-key story like Call Northside 777.
Pros: gripping courtroom tension; strong lead performances; grounded true-story feel | Cons: slow early pacing; some heavy-handed moments; a few contrivances
Themes
- corruption
- war veteran
- confession
- based on true story
- connecticut
- film noir
- murder
- interrogation
- under duress
- courtroom drama
- manhunt
- episcopal priest
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1948 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Elia Kazan