Boomerang (1947 film)
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| Boomerang! | |
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| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Produced by | Louis De Rochemont |
| Written by | Richard Murphy Anthony Abbot |
| Starring | Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. |
| Release date(s) | March 5, 1947 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 88 min. |
| Language | English |
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'Boomerang!' is a 1947 film based on a true story about the early career of Attorney General Homer Cummings. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and based on a story (written by Fulton Oursler) in Reader's Digest. The film has scenes shot in Stamford, Connecticut. The semidocumentary also contains voice-overs by Reed Hadley.
A minister is shot dead on a Connecticut public street at night. After weeks of public pressure to capture the killer, a man (Kennedy) is eventually arrested and finally falsely accused for murdering him. The District Attorney instead of prosecuting him, defends him and eventually proves his innocence.
[edit] Cast
- Dana Andrews as State's Atty. Henry L. Harvey
- Jane Wyatt as Madge Harvey
- Lee J. Cobb as Chief Harold F. (Robbie) Robinson
- Cara Williams as Irene Nelson (Waitress at Coney Island Cafe)
- Arthur Kennedy as John Waldron (murder suspect)
- Sam Levene as Dave Woods (reporter, 'Morning Record')
- Taylor Holmes as T.M. Wade (Waldron supporter)
- Robert Keith as Mac McCreery
- Ed Begley as Paul Harris
- Karl Malden as Det. Lt. White
This film was released on DVD in June of 2006 as part of the Fox Film Noir series. While it could be found on shelves for a few weeks, the DVD has been recalled with no explanation. It is not known if it will be released at some point in the future. The speculation is that it could be a rights issue as the dvd itself has no flaws or defects.
