The Boomerang (1925 film)

The Boomerang
The Boomerang
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Directed by	Louis J. Gasnier
Written by	John F. Goodrich
Based on	The Boomerang; by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes
Produced by	B.P. Schulberg
Starring	Anita Stewart ; Bert Lytell ; Ned Sparks
Cinematography	Joseph Goodrich
Production; company	B.P. Schulberg Productions
Distributed by	Preferred Pictures
Release date	February 28, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated April 05, 2025

The Boomerang is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Anita Stewart, Bert Lytell, and Ned Sparks.^[1] It was based on a Broadway play of the same title by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes, which was later adapted for the 1929 film The Love Doctor .

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Dr. Sumner, a love expert, engages Virginia as a trained nurse. She has been practicing as a clairvoyant. Poulet, her ballyhooer, plans to make a fortune by having her pose as the long-lost niece of Frederick Gordon, a wealthy broker. Preston DeWitt, the lawyer of Gordon, learns that Virginia is actually the lost niece, and attempts to become engaged to her. Failing in this, he tries to kidnap her. As the abductors try, they are overpowered by two other roughly dressed men. Lucy is thrown into a waiting automobile where the young doctor awaits her. The car soon comes to a halt in the country where the bandits level guns at the couple and order, "Kiss her. Kiss him." One bandit unmasks and proves to be old Gordon. He had known who Virginia was the whole time.

Cast

Anita Stewart as Virginia Zelva
Bert Lytell as Dr. Sumner
Donald Keith as Budd Woodridge
Mary McAllister as Grace Tyler
Ned Sparks as Bert Hanks
Arthur Edmund Carewe as Poulet
Philo McCullough as Preston DeWitt
Winter Hall as Frederick Gordon

References

↑ Munden p. 74
↑ "New Pictures: The Boomerang", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (6): 61, May 2, 1925, retrieved January 25, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

Bibliography

Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

The Boomerang at IMDb

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[1] Munden p. 74

[2] "New Pictures: The Boomerang", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (6): 61, May 2, 1925, retrieved January 25, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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