But most movie buffs arent aware that kazan himself considered a little film noir called boomerang 1947 to be his breakthrough film. Connecticut prosecutor henry harvey dana andrews, faced with a political maelstrom in the wake of the shooting death of a catholic priest on a city street corner, feels tremendous pressure to prosecute a vagrant exsoldier whom police chief robinson lee j. When a beloved priest is gunned down, the local police chief lee j. Although waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. Director eli kazan won critical acclaim for this vividly portrayed, suspense full 1947 true crime drama set in connecticut, where the events actually happened. The movie has a slow start and a narrator guides us through the film. Boomerang full episodes of your familys favorite cartoons. September 2, 2008 starring dana andrews, jane wyatt, lee j. Color color identifier boomerang1947ntsc scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. References to use please add to the list references that can be used for the film article.
Here its about the writing, the characters and the actors. Cobb is under enormous pressure to find his murder, and, base only on vague descriptions, he undertakes a massive manhunt, eventually. In a quiet connecticut town, a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The joy is watching the story unfold with a town full of dishonest and honest but maybe confused locals. This film is one of elia kazans early efforts as a director. On the stage at the roxy are katherine dunham and her dancers, ernesto lecuona, phil regan and sid caesar in. An innocent vagrant is presumed guilty until the prosecuting attorney finally exonerates him in a dramatic trial. Completely traumatized by this, his work goes badly downhill. Murphy fans will love it as hes on form with his over the top predictable style, but it suffers from being full. This 1947 film is limited in scope and feeling, but the superficial dramatics work well enough. Filmed as if it were a documentary, this gripping film noir was considered. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing boomerang 1947 near you.
Boomerang has full episodes of all your favorite cartoons all in one place. A priest is shot and killed one evening on the streets of stamford, connecticut. It showcased many of the brother and sisters at the early rise of their acting careers. All of the witnesses identify john waldron, a nervous outoftowner, as the killer. Comprising many of hollywoods finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about, crime, mystery, femmes fatales and moral conflict.
In connecticut, a wellknown priest is murdered by a man on the street and flees. Elia kazan this semidocumentary crime film was based upon the true story of the 1924 unsolved murder of an episcopal priest in connecticut. Elia kazan connecticut prosecutor henry harvey dana andrews, faced with a political maelstrom in the wake of the shooting death of a catholic. Albert dekker, anne revere, celeste holm, dorothy mcguire, gregory peck, john garfield official content from twentieth century fox. The politicians and the police are pressed by the society to find the killer, but the chief of police harold f. Cobb, sam levene, arthur kennedy, cara williams, ed begley, taylor holmes, robert keith cinematography norbert brodine art direction richard day, chester gore film editor harmon jones original music david buttolph written by richard murphy from an. After a company merger, he finds that his new boss, the ravishing jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. Credits and other information from the internet movie database see also. Boomerang 1947 dana andrews dvd elvis dvd collector. Publication date 1947 0615 usage public domain mark 1. Ironic that the man of whom andrews character was based, homer cummings, was very much a politician. Boomerang 1 hours and 57 minutes movie 1992 marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will.
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