of Stamford, particularly at Saint Luke's Chapel. Old Town Hall, particularly the police-department offices and the stairway leading to the courtroom. The Altschul home on Den Road (for a meeting of leading citizens). The front and sidewalk of the Plaza Theatre, which stood on Greyrock Place (where a driveway leading into the Stamford Town Center mall now stands). The former offices of The Advocate, the Stamford daily newspaper, on Atlantic Street. Some members of the Advocates editorial staff were used in the scene in which news breaks that the killer has been caught. The film premiered at the Palace Theatre in Stamford on March 5, 1947, with Kazan and Andrews in attendance. Kazan later directed the 1947 Oscar-winning Gentleman's Agreement, also starring Jane Wyatt, which takes place in nearby Darien, Connecticut and was partly filmed in the area. Legal In the film, the police interrogation of John Waldron continues after Waldron exercises his right to counsel by requesting a lawyer. This practice would later be ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in the 1981 landmark case of Edwards v. Arizona. Reception Critical response In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther discussed the filmmaking, writing that the "style of presentation has resulted in a drama of rare clarity and punch". Variety published a positive review, writing: "Boomerang! is gripping, real-life melodrama, told in semi-documentary style. Lensing was done on location at Stamford, Conn, the locale adding to realism. Based on a still unsolved murder case in Bridgeport, Conn, plot is backed up with strong cast ... All the leads have the stamp of authenticities. The dialog and situations further the factual technique. Lee J. Cobb shows up strongly as chief detective, harassed by press and politicians alike while trying to carry out his duties. Arthur Kennedy is great as the law's suspect." Awards and honorsWins National Board of Review: NBR Award, Best Director, Elia Kazan; 1947. New York Film Critics Circle Awards: NYFCC Award Best Director, Elia Kazan; 1947.Nominations''' Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Writing, Screenplay, Richard Murphy; 1947. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2001: AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills – Nominated AdaptationsBoomerang! was dramatized as a half-hour radio play on the November 10, 1947 broadcast of The Screen Guild Theater with Dana Andrews and Jane Wyatt, on the January 14, 1949 broadcast of the Ford Theatre with Andrews and on Hollywood