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7.5/10   934 votes
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Director:
Elia Kazan
Writers:
Richard Murphy (screenplay)
Fulton Oursler (article)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 April 1947 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
It comes back at you again and again!
Plot:
The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
Noir Flicks Stretch Genre Limits
 (From New York Post. 4 September 2008, 10:30 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Tense, taut and terrific in semi-documentary style... more

Cast

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Dana Andrews ... State's Atty. Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt ... Madge Harvey

Lee J. Cobb ... Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara Williams ... Irene Nelson - Waitress at Coney Island Cafe
Arthur Kennedy ... John Waldron
Sam Levene ... Dave Woods - 'Morning Record' Reporter
Taylor Holmes ... T.M. Wade
Robert Keith ... Mac McCreery

Ed Begley ... Paul Harris
Philip Coolidge ... Jim Crossman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (11999, General Audience)
Filming Locations:
Connecticut, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on a case of Homer Stille Cummings, as a Connecticut state attorney, who later became the 55th U.S. Attorney General. more
Quotes:
Harry O'Shea: It's been a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Wade.
T. M. Wade: I know.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995) more
Soundtrack:
America, the Beautiful more

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14 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Tense, taut and terrific in semi-documentary style..., 16 June 2005
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

The young ARTHUR KENNEDY was one of our best dramatic actors and proves it in BOOMERANG! by giving a realistic punch to his performance as an innocent man caught in a murder trap. The only man who can save him is attorney DANA ANDREWS, who does a fine job of pointing out weaknesses in the case and destroying the false witnesses.

One of the best of its kind, it's done in brisk, documentary style popular in the early forties. Well worth viewing, beautifully directed and acted by a fine cast.

Jane Wyatt does a nice job, as does Ed Begley and Sam Levene. Based on a true incident, the murder of a popular parish priest in Connecticut, the film is powerful in its demonstration of our justice system and how it sometimes works, but sometimes fails because of behind the scenes dishonesty related to political shenanigans.

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