Grand Central Murder

Grand Central Murder

73 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | May 1, 1942

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.

Grand Central Murder

73 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | May 1, 1942

Grand Central Murder
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's
Original title Grand Central Murder
Directors S. Sylvan Simon, Hayes Goetz
Writers Peter Ruric, Sue MacVeigh

Cast

Van Heflin

as 'Rocky' Custer

Patricia Dane

as Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey

Cecilia Parker

as Constance 'Connie' Furness

Virginia Grey

as Sue 'Butch' Custer

Samuel S. Hinds

as Roger Furness

Sam Levene

as Inspector Gunther

Connie Gilchrist

as Pearl Delroy

Mark Daniels

as David V. Henderson

Stephen McNally

as 'Turk' (as Horace McNally)

Tom Conway

as Frankie Ciro

Betty Wells

as 'Baby' Delroy

George Lynn

as Paul Rinehart

Roman Bohnen

as Ramon

Millard Mitchell

as Detective Arthur Doolin

Norman Abbott

as Whistling Messenger (uncredited)

Evalene Bankston

as Blonde (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

as Eric 'Schnelly the Mooch' Schneller (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

as Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

as Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)

Aileen Haley

as Doll (uncredited)

John Maxwell

as Detective Strom (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Roger Moore

as Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Frank Moran

as Louis 'Mileaway Louie' Scarpi (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

as First Railroad Yardman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

as Tubby (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

as Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited)

Arthur Space

as Detective with Doolin (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Police Officer (uncredited)

William Tannen

as Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)

Christina Teague

as Morgue Nurse (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

as Queenie McQueen (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Joe Yule

as Stagehand (uncredited)