Boomerang!
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Boomerang! is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its semi-documentary style and exploration of a real-life wrongful murder accusation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boomerang! canonical | 11 |
| Boomerang | 1 |
| Reader's Digest article "Boomerang" | 1 |
| article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T537411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boomerang! Context triple: [Elia Kazan, directed, Boomerang!]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boomerang! Target entity description: Boomerang! is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its semi-documentary style and exploration of a real-life wrongful murder accusation.
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A.
Bink!
Bink! is an American hip-hop record producer known for his soulful, hard-hitting beats and work with artists such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rick Ross.
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B.
The Toy
The Toy is a 1982 comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a man hired by a wealthy businessman to be a spoiled rich child's "live" plaything, exploring themes of race, class, and exploitation through slapstick humor.
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C.
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo is the given name of Yo-Yo Ma, the renowned Chinese-American cellist celebrated for his virtuosity and diverse musical collaborations.
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D.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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E.
The Big Bam
The Big Bam is a famous nickname for Babe Ruth, the legendary American baseball slugger who transformed the sport in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Boomerang!
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler
real-life 1924 Bridgeport, Connecticut murder case ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Norbert Brodine ⓘ |
| classification | American film noir ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | praised for realism and location shooting ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | Elia Kazan ⓘ |
| distributor |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
20th Century Fox ⓘ
surface form:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
|
| editedBy | Harmon Jones ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Stamford, Connecticut ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ legal drama ⓘ |
| hasNarration | voice-over narration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
judicial integrity
ⓘ
media influence on justice system ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter | Dana Andrews as Henry Harvey ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | State's Attorney Henry Harvey ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | prosecutor facing political pressure in murder case ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
exploration of wrongful murder accusation
ⓘ
semi-documentary style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | wrongful accusation of drifter in priest's murder ⓘ |
| producer | Louis de Rochemont ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Louis de Rochemont
ⓘ
surface form:
Louis de Rochemont Productions
|
| releaseDate | 1947-03-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 88 ⓘ |
| screenplayAdaptationOf |
Boomerang!
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Reader's Digest article "Boomerang"
|
| screenwriter | Richard Murphy ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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| stars |
Arthur Kennedy
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Dana Andrews ⓘ Jane Wyatt ⓘ Karl Malden ⓘ Lee J. Cobb ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boomerang! Description of subject: Boomerang! is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its semi-documentary style and exploration of a real-life wrongful murder accusation.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boomerang
subject surface form:
Elia Kazan
this entity surface form:
article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler
this entity surface form:
Reader's Digest article "Boomerang"
subject surface form:
Henry Harvey
subject surface form:
Henry Harvey