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Grand Central Murder (1942)

Grand Central Murder poster
Directed by
S. Sylvan Simon
Genre
comedy film, film noir, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private investigator gets caught up in a murder case when a man is killed on a private train car at Grand Central Terminal. He becomes one of the suspects and must figure out who the real killer is.

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What happens

Grand Central Murder is a comedy/mystery film released in 1942. It was based on Sue MacVeigh's 1939 novel of the same name, and stars Van Heflin as a private investigator who is one of the suspects in a murder on a private train car in Grand Central Terminal. The film was directed by S. Sylvan Simon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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