Boomerang!

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crime drama film film film noir

Boomerang! is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its semi-documentary style and exploration of a real-life wrongful murder accusation.

Aliases (3)

Boomerang ×1
Reader's Digest article "Boomerang" ×1
article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crime drama film → film → film noir →
basedOn	article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler → real-life 1924 Bridgeport, Connecticut murder case →
blackAndWhite	true →
cinematographyBy	Norbert Brodine →
classification	American film noir →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	praised for realism and location shooting →
dialogueLanguage	English →
director	Elia Kazan →
distributor	20th Century Fox → Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation →
editedBy	Harmon Jones →
era	1940s American cinema →
filmingLocation	Bridgeport, Connecticut NERFINISHED → Stamford, Connecticut NERFINISHED →
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 Productions →
releaseDate	1947-03-28 →
releaseYear	1947 →
runtimeMinutes	88 →
screenplayAdaptationOf	Reader's Digest article "Boomerang" →
screenwriter	Richard Murphy →
settingLocation	Bridgeport, Connecticut NERFINISHED →
stars	Arthur Kennedy → Dana Andrews → Jane Wyatt → Karl Malden → Lee J. Cobb →
timePeriodDepicted	1920s →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Elia Kazan → Elia Kazan →	directed
Boomerang! ("article "Boomerang" by Fulton Oursler") →	basedOn
Jane Wyatt ("Boomerang") →	notableWork
Boomerang! ("Reader's Digest article "Boomerang"") →	screenplayAdaptationOf