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Boomerang!   1947     3 and a half stars    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
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Boomerang! (1947)
Elia Kazan
Oscars: Best Director for Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Best Director for On The Waterfront (1954)
Ed Begley
Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Karl Malden
Oscar: Best Supporting Actor for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)


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