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It comes back at you again and again! - Boomerang!
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Title: Boomerang!

Release Date: 28 Feb 1947

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Director: 20th Century Fox

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (78 votes)

Cast

  • State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey: Dana Andrews
  • Madge Harvey: Jane Wyatt
  • Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson: Lee J. Cobb
  • Irene Nelson: Cara Williams
  • John Waldron: Arthur Kennedy
  • Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods: Sam Levene
  • T.M. Wade: Taylor Holmes
  • 'Mac' McCreery: Robert Keith
  • Paul Harris: Ed Begley
  • Jim Crossman: Philip Coolidge
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