Shutter Island
2010 · Drama · Thriller
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Film / 1947
Boomerang!
Directed by
Elia Kazan
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Dana AndrewsState's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Jane WyattMadge Harvey
Lee J. CobbChief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara WilliamsIrene Nelson
Arthur KennedyJohn Waldron
Sam LeveneMorning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Taylor HolmesT.M. Wade
Robert Keith'Mac' McCreery
Ed BegleyPaul Harris
Philip CoolidgeJim Crossman
Bert FreedHerron, a Man in Alley Mob
Reed HadleyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Brian KeithMan in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Karl MaldenDet. Lt. White (uncredited)
Arthur MillerLine-Up Suspect
Leona RobertsMrs. Crossman
Frank OvertonMan in Mob Behind Courthouse (uncredited)
Harry DavisReporter
Anthony RossWarren
Wyrley BirchFather George A. Lambert
Harry LandersUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
James DobsonBill - Cub Reporter (uncredited)
William ChalleeWhitney - Harvey's Assistant (uncredited)
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