Grand Central Murder

May 1, 1942

1h 13m

★ 5.9

Screamingly funny! Screamingly thrilling!

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Loew's Incorporated

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Grand Central Murder Trailers

Cast

'Rocky' Custer

Van Heflin

Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey

Patricia Dane

Constance 'Connie' Furness

Cecilia Parker

Sue 'Butch' Custer

Virginia Grey

Roger Furness

Samuel S. Hinds

Inspector Gunther

Sam Levene

Pearl Delroy

Connie Gilchrist

David V. Henderson

Mark Daniels

'Turk' (as Horace McNally)

Stephen McNally

Frankie Ciro

Tom Conway

'Baby' Delroy

Betty Wells

Paul Rinehart

George Lynn

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