Boomerang! (1947)

Director:

Elia Kazan

Writers:

Richard Murphy (screenplay)
Fulton Oursler (article)

Release Date:

28 abril 1947 (Sweden)

Genre:

Crime | Film-Noir | Drama

Frase comercial:

It comes back at you again and again!

Plot:

The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.

Plot Keywords:

Attorney | Sergeant | Lieutenant | Murder | Priest

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A great story presented in a semi documentary mode

Cast

Dana Andrews	...	State's Atty. Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt	...	Madge Harvey
Lee J. Cobb	...	Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara Williams	...	Irene Nelson - Waitress at Coney Island Cafe
Arthur Kennedy	...	John Waldron
Sam Levene	...	Dave Woods - 'Morning Record' Reporter
Taylor Holmes	...	T.M. Wade
Robert Keith	...	Mac McCreery
Ed Begley	...	Paul Harris

También conocida como:

Justiciero, El (Spain) [es]

Duración:

88 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Clasificación:

UK:A (original rating) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (11999, General Audience)

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Quotes:

Harry O'Shea: It's been a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Wade.
T. M. Wade: I know.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)

A great story presented in a semi documentary mode

This film is one of Elia Kazan's early efforts as a director. He presented this story in the semi documentary style pioneered by producer Louis DeRochemont in his "March of Time" short subjects and brought to full length status in Henry Hathaway's "The House on 92nd Street".

In filming this true story, Kazan took his cast and crew to a small Connecticut town similar to the one that the story occurred in. This concept was very effective.

Dana Andrews plays Henry L. Harvey, a Connecticut States Attorney who is prosecuting a particularly sensitive case in which a local revered priest was murdered and a homeless drifter was arrested for the crime after an exhaustive search in which the local police was criticized by both the media and local politicians. When Harvey begins to have some doubts, his case "Boomerangs".

The story is riveting from start to finish and the style Kazan uses adds even more credibility to it. (Kazan used on location filming a few years later in making "Panic in the Streets" and it was just as effective even though the story was fictional).

The acting is first rate. Supporting Andrews is Arthur Kennedy as the suspect, Lee J Cobb as the chief of police, Sam Levine as a reporter who knows all, and Robert Keith as a political leader (his son Brian, who later became a bigger star than his father, has a bit).

"Boomerang!" is a film made during the time when Hollywood was growing up. It's a provocative story about our judicial system that even when viewed today makes you think. And it's done to perfection