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Boomerang!

1947

88 minutes

DramaMystery

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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Top Cast

Dana Andrews headshot

Dana Andrews

State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey

Jane Wyatt headshot

Jane Wyatt

Madge Harvey

Lee J. Cobb headshot

Lee J. Cobb

Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson

Cara Williams headshot

Cara Williams

Irene Nelson

Arthur Kennedy headshot

Arthur Kennedy

John Waldron

Sam Levene headshot

Sam Levene

Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods

Taylor Holmes headshot

Taylor Holmes

T.M. Wade

Robert Keith headshot

Robert Keith

'Mac' McCreery

Ed Begley headshot

Ed Begley

Paul Harris

Philip Coolidge headshot

Philip Coolidge

Jim Crossman

Bert Freed headshot

Bert Freed

Herron, a Man in Alley Mob

Reed Hadley headshot

Reed Hadley

Narrator (voice)

Brian Keith headshot

Brian Keith

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse

Karl Malden headshot

Karl Malden

Det. Lt. White

Arthur Miller headshot

Arthur Miller

Line-Up Suspect

Leona Roberts headshot

Leona Roberts

Mrs. Crossman

Frank Overton headshot

Frank Overton

Man in Mob Behind Courthouse

Harry Davis headshot

Harry Davis

Reporter

Anthony Ross headshot

Anthony Ross

Warren

Wyrley Birch headshot

Wyrley Birch

Father George A. Lambert