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Boomerang Bill

Boomerang Bill

The story of a life that the world called bad. But when you've thrilled and laughed and cried through it all, you'll see how little the world really knew.

19222.01h 0mNR

Overview

When New York City police officer O'Malley learns of a young man who is about to embark on a life of crime by taking part in a robbery, he takes the boy aside and tells him the story of Boomerang Bill, another wanna-be gangster who wanted to be a big shot in the New York crime scene. It seems that Bill fell for a pretty young dance-hall girl, and went up against local gang boss Tony the Wop when he insulted her. Tony, who never forgot a slight, found a way to make things very, very tough for Boomerang Bill, in a way that he never saw coming.

Directed by Tom Terriss
Written by Doty Hobart, Jack Boyle
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Top Cast

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

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Marguerite Marsh

Marguerite Marsh

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Margaret Seddon

Margaret Seddon

Annie's Mother

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Terrence O'Malley

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Tony the Wop

Charles Fang

Charles Fang

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Harry Lee

Chinaman

Miriam Battista

Miriam Battista

Chinese Girl

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Helen Kim

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About Boomerang Bill

Boomerang Bill is a action, adventure, crime film released in 1922. Directed by Tom Terriss, it stars Lionel Barrymore, Marguerite Marsh, Margaret Seddon. When New York City police officer O'Malley learns of a young man who is about to embark on a life of crime by taking part in a robbery, he takes the boy aside and tells him the story of Boomerang Bill, another wanna-be gangster who wanted to be a big shot in the New York crime scene. It seems that Bill fell for a pretty young dance-hall girl, and went up against local gang boss Tony the Wop when he insulted her. Tony, who never forgot a slight, found a way to make things very, very tough for Boomerang Bill, in a way that he never saw coming.

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