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Director:
S. Sylvan Simon
Writers:
Sue MacVeigh (novel)
Peter Ruric (screenplay)
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Release Date:
May 1942 (USA) more
Plot:
A convict being escorted in for retrial escapes at Grand Central and threatens his old girlfriend on the phone... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Who Killed Mida King? more

Cast

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Van Heflin ... 'Rocky' Custer
Patricia Dane ... Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey
Cecilia Parker ... Constance 'Connie' Furness
Virginia Grey ... Sue 'Butch' Custer
Samuel S. Hinds ... Roger Furness
Sam Levene ... Inspector Gunther
Connie Gilchrist ... Pearl Delroy
Mark Daniels ... David V. Henderson
Stephen McNally ... 'Turk' (as Horace McNally)
Tom Conway ... Frankie Ciro
Betty Wells ... 'Baby' Delroy
George Lynn ... Paul Rinehart
Roman Bohnen ... Ramon
Millard Mitchell ... Detective Arthur Doolin
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Additional Details

Runtime:
73 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8273) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)
Company:
Loew's more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Eddy Chandler (Plainclothes Policeman), Harry Strang (Policeman) and Robert Emmett O'Connor (Policeman) are in studio records for their roles, but were not seen in the movie. more
Quotes:
Mida King, Stage Name of Beulah Toohey: Where were you raised? Didn't anyone ever tell you its bad luck to whistle in a dressing room?
Whistling Messenger: I'm sorry miss, I... I was raised in a cattle boat, where folks whistle when they feel like it, including the cows!
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13 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Who Killed Mida King?, 13 December 2005
7/10
Author: krorie from Van Buren, Arkansas

Not a bad murder mystery with an interesting slant, gathering the usual suspects together in one place to flush out the guilty one takes place at the beginning of the film rather than at the end as would normally be the case. This enables the story to unfold in flashback fashion as told by each of the suspects. Van Heflin shines in one of his early roles. He seems a bit brash in places but otherwise is excellent. Patricia Dane in one of her few cinema appearances does well as the nasty gold digger who is murdered. Sam Levene made good money playing the dumb police inspector in several films of the period including two Thin Man's. So he knew his part by heart. And it's good to see veteran actor Millard Mitchell in one of his early roles.

When I first watched "Grand Central Murder," I reasoned it was taken from a play because that is how it runs. There are a few action scenes involving trains, especially at the end, but otherwise it could all have taken place on stage. This makes the movie very talkative and is a major weakness. I was surprised to see that the screenplay was adapted from a novel by Sue MacVeigh. So director S. Sylvan Simon must be to blame. The script is well-written with many witty lines. Not a bad way to spend 73 minutes.

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