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Boomerang!   1947         N/R, 88 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery Director: Elia Kazan   Cast: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur Kennedy, Sam Levene, Ed Begley, Taylor Holmes, Robert Keith, Karl Malden, Cara Williams, Philip Coolidge, William Challee, Bert Freed, Lucia Backus Seger, George Petrie   When a New England priest is murdered, John Waldron (Arthur Kennedy) is arrested. He is beaten into confessing that he is the killer and then tried for the crime. Based on the true story of a 1924 murder case that is still unsolved, the film follows State's Attorney Henry Harvey (Dana Andrews) as he works to sort out the facts. Cast Dana Andrews State`s Atty. Henry L. Harvey Jane Wyatt Madge Harvey Lee J. Cobb Chief "Robbie Robinson Arthur Kennedy John Waldron Sam Levene Dave Woods Ed Begley Paul Harris Taylor Holmes T.M. Wade Robert Keith Mac McCreery Karl Malden Det. Lt. White Cara Williams Irene Nelson, a Waitress Philip Coolidge Jim Crossman, Killer William Challee Stone Bert Freed Herron Lucia Backus Seger Mrs. Lukash George Petrie Harry O`Shea