Boomerang!
“It comes back at you again and again!”
1947 · 1 h 28 min
Elia KazanCast
Dana Andrews 
Jane Wyatt 
Lee J. Cobb 
Cara Williams 
Arthur Kennedy 
Sam Levene
Credits
Written by: Richard Murphy
Plot
A priest is murdered in a Connecticut town, and a prosecutor struggles to resist pressure and find the truth.
Sinekatalog’s take
Elia Kazan's semi-documentary noir, with Dana Andrews, is solid and based on a true case.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (5,530 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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