Boomerang (1947 film)

Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime semidocumentary film noir based on the true story of a vagrant accused of murder. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt, with voiceovers by Reed Hadley.

Boomerang!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElia Kazan
Screenplay byRichard Murphy
Based onThe Perfect Case
1945 article in The Reader's Digest
by Anthony Abbot
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byReed Hadley
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
Edited byHarmon Jones
Music byDavid Buttolph
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 5, 1947 (1947-03-05)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.14 million
Box office$2.25 million (rentals)

The film was directed by Elia Kazan and adapted from a 1945 Reader's Digest story written by Fulton Oursler (credited as Anthony Abbot) based on an actual 1924 crime. The film was shot mostly in Stamford, Connecticut, after Kazan was denied permission to film in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the crime and trial occurred.

The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.

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