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Boomerang! (Motion picture : 1947)

When a local priest is murdered, a nervous drifter is fingered as the murderer. He denies committing the crime, but it's up to a prosecutor (Dana Andrews) who believes the man is innocent to convince the court. The film is based on a true story and was nominated for an Academy Award.

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  • "Boomerang : it comes back at you again and again!"
  • "justiciero"
  • "Elia Kazan collection"
  • "Elia Kazan collection"@en

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  • "When a local priest is murdered, a nervous drifter is fingered as the murderer. He denies committing the crime, but it's up to a prosecutor (Dana Andrews) who believes the man is innocent to convince the court. The film is based on a true story and was nominated for an Academy Award."@en
  • "When a beloved priest is gunned down, the local police chief is under enormous pressure to find his murderer. When a massive manhunt produces a suspect, the state's attorney is determined to convict only if it is the right person despite political pressures."@en
  • "A kindly priest is murdered on a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town. The District Attorney risks his career when he tries to prove the man accused of the crime is innocent."
  • "A prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. Based on a true story."@en
  • "A prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. Based on a true story."
  • "Fiction. Drame. D'après une histoire vécue. Dans une paisible ville du Connecticut, un prêtre est retrouvé mort alors qu'il attendait au coin d'une rue. Les habitants de la ville se montrent horrifiés par un tel acte et en appellent à la police. Tous les témoins du meurtre identifient John Waldron comme un tueur. [porkypig.free.fr]. Avec Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb, Cara Williams, Arthur Kennedy. LES SUPPLÉMENTS contiennent, entre autres, une piste sonore supplémentaire avec les commentaires des historiens Alain Silver et Jame Ursini."
  • "In semi- documentaire stijl gefilmd melodrama over een ten onrechte van moord op een priester beschuldigde man (John Waldron) in Connecticut van de midden jaren '20. Zijn advocaat wordt van hogerhand tegengewerkt om zijn onschuld te bewijzen."
  • "This dramatization of a factual incident opens in a quiet Connecticut town where a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. 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. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence."
  • "When a local priest is murdered, a nervous drifter is fingered as the murderer. He denies committing the crime, but it's up to a prosecutor (Dana Andrews) who believes the man is innocent to convince the court. The film is based on a true story and was nominated for an Oscar."

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  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Features"@en
  • "Film noir"
  • "Film noir"@en
  • "fiction d'aventures (fiction)"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Thrillers (Motion pictures)"@en
  • "Thrillers (Motion pictures)"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Feature films"
  • "Suspense films"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "Crime"@en
  • "Thriller"@en

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  • "Boomerang [trailer]"
  • "Boomerang! (Motion picture : 1947)"@en
  • "Boomerang! = El justiciero"
  • "Boomerang!"@en
  • "Boomerang!"
  • "Boomerang (Motion picture : 1947)"@en
  • "Boomerang"
  • "Boomerang"@en

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