---
title: 'Boomerang (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elia Kazan'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/boomerang-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039208/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Boomerang (1947)

1947 · 88 min · United States


## Synopsis

Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime semidocumentary film noir based on the true story of a vagrant accused of murder. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt, with voiceovers by Reed Hadley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-murphy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Buttolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-buttolph)
- **Producer:** [Louis de Rochemont](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-de-rochemont)
- **Director of Photography:** [Norbert Brodine](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-brodine)
- **Editor:** [Harmon Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/harmon-jones)

## Cast

- [William Challee](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-challee)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb)
- [Jane Wyatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-wyatt)
- [Brian Keith](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-keith)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Barry Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-kelley)
- [Karl Malden](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-malden)
- [Frank Overton](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-overton)
- [Anthony Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-ross)
- [Reed Hadley](https://cinepixo.com/people/reed-hadley)
- [Richard Garrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-garrick)
- [Cara Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/cara-williams)
- [Sam Levene](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-levene)
- [Philip Coolidge](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-coolidge)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/boomerang-1947
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