Grand Central Murder (1942)
Grand Central Murder (1942)
Screamingly funny! Screamingly thrilling!
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.

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Cast

Van Heflin Van Heflin As: 'Rocky' Custer
Patricia Dane Patricia Dane As: Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey
Cecilia Parker Cecilia Parker As: Constance 'Connie' Furness
Virginia Grey Virginia Grey As: Sue 'Butch' Custer
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds As: Roger Furness
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Screamingly funny! Screamingly thrilling!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Mystery, Crime, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 01 May 1942

Country: US

Runtime: 73m

Company Credits

Company: Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $250,000

Revenue: $515,000

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Cast

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

'Rocky' Custer

Patricia Dane

Patricia Dane

Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Constance 'Connie' Furness

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Sue 'Butch' Custer

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Roger Furness

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

Inspector Gunther

Connie Gilchrist

Connie Gilchrist

Pearl Delroy

Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels

David V. Henderson

Stephen McNally

Stephen McNally

'Turk' (as Horace McNally)

Tom Conway

Tom Conway

Frankie Ciro

Betty Wells

Betty Wells

'Baby' Delroy

George Lynn

George Lynn

Paul Rinehart

Roman Bohnen

Roman Bohnen

Ramon

Millard Mitchell

Millard Mitchell

Detective Arthur Doolin

Norman Abbott

Norman Abbott

Whistling Messenger (uncredited)

Evalene Bankston

Evalene Bankston

Blonde (uncredited)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Eric 'Schnelly the Mooch' Schneller (uncredited)

Ralph Dunn

Ralph Dunn

Policeman (uncredited)

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

Detective Mike McAdams (uncredited)

Aileen Haley

Aileen Haley

Doll (uncredited)

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

Detective Strom (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Frank Moran

Frank Moran

Louis 'Mileaway Louie' Scarpi (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

First Railroad Yardman (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Tubby (uncredited)

Walter Soderling

Walter Soderling

Autopsy Surgeon (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Detective with Doolin (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick Sullivan

Police Officer (uncredited)

William Tannen

William Tannen

Second Railroad Yardman (uncredited)

Christina Teague

Christina Teague

Morgue Nurse (uncredited)

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Queenie McQueen (uncredited)

Chalky Williams

Chalky Williams

Police Officer (uncredited)

Joe Yule

Joe Yule

Stagehand (uncredited)

Directed By

S. Sylvan Simon

S. Sylvan Simon

Director

Hayes Goetz

Hayes Goetz

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

B.F. Zeidman

B.F. Zeidman

Producer

Gilbert Kurland

Gilbert Kurland

Unit Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Howard Shoup

Howard Shoup

Costume Design

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

Sound

David Snell

David Snell

Original Music Composer

Lennie Hayton

Lennie Hayton

Music

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

George J. Folsey

George J. Folsey

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Eddie Imazu

Eddie Imazu

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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