09 Oct 1947
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Boomerang!
It comes back at you again and again!
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.
Top Billed Cast
Dana Andrews State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt Madge Harvey
Lee J. Cobb Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara Williams Irene Nelson
Arthur Kennedy John Waldron
Sam Levene Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Taylor Holmes T.M. Wade
Robert Keith 'Mac' McCreery
Ed Begley Paul Harris
Philip Coolidge Jim Crossman
Bert Freed Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
Reed Hadley Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Brian Keith Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Karl Malden Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
Leona Roberts Mrs. Crossman
Frank Overton Man in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Harry Davis Reporter
Anthony Ross Warren
Wyrley Birch Father George A. Lambert
Harry Landers Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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