Boomerang! (1947)
Directed by Elia Kazan · 88 min · Drama, Mystery
26.5 TOPICAL score · #3,872 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Boomerang! (1947, directed by Elia Kazan) has a TOPICAL score of 26.5 - ranked 3,872 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (90 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics76% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (90 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages
- Still read2,075 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dana Andrews (actor #810), Jane Wyatt (actor #1,729), Lee J. Cobb (actor #405), Cara Williams