# Boomerang! \[1947\] Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt

Boomerang! is a 1947 American Film Noir based on the true story of a vagrant who was accused of murder by an incompetent police force, only to be found not guilty through the efforts of the prosecutor. It stars Dana Andrews, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy and Jane Wyatt. The film was directed by Elia Kazan, based on a story (written by Fulton Oursler, credited as "Anthony Abbot") in Reader's Digest and was shot largely in Stamford, Connecticut after Kazan was denied permission to film in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the actual events occurred This semdocumentary also contains voice-overs by Reed Hadley. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1947
- Genres: Crime, Film noir
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/boomerang1947_202003)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/boomerang1947_202003?play=1)