Fresh
Gripping, real-life melodrama, told in semi-documentary style.
Variety Staff, Variety
Boomerang!
It comes back at you again and again!
1947 · 1h 28m · Approved
Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Elia Kazan
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Boomerang!
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.
Director and cast
- Elia Kazan Director
- 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
- Arthur Kennedy as John Waldron
- Sam Levene as Dave Woods
- Taylor Holmes as T.M. Wade
- Robert Keith as Mac McCreery
- Ed Begley Cast
- Philip Coolidge Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The unemphatic presentation of details, the use of locations, and strong performances from a largely non-professional supporting cast, lend the film authenticity and power.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Movie-makers should positively remember that a public story is a public trust.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
This 1947 film is limited in scope and feeling, but the superficial dramatics work well enough.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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