This 40's B movie is full of familiar faces and basically familiar situations. But the setting in Grand Central Station(Terminal) is unusual and gives us a look into those days when train stations were the heart of the city. Here it is the venue for the murder of a not very well loved entertainer and gold digger and everybody is a suspect.
Van Heflin, in the beginning of his career and the lovely Virginia Grey play Nick and Nora Charles wannabes but without the sparkling dialogue that was the trademark of the the Thin Man films. They pass muster however, and Heflin, playing a little against type, is a snappy, mouthy private eye who just can't keep quiet, much to the disgust of the police detective portrayed by a rather irritating Sam Levine Everybody pops up in this film and most are right on target with their characters since they played the same type of roles in film after film. Tom Conway is wasted here but he was to go on to some semi-success later in the decade. Connie Gilchrist is particularly good as the cigar smoking maid.
There is an overabundance of talk in this film as everybody tells their story and it tends to slow down the action. Red herrings abound but it doesn't take long to figure out who the killer is and why. This is another of those double feature films that were so popular in the 30s and 40s........all tied up in a neat little package for your viewing pleasure.
Van Heflin, in the beginning of his career and the lovely Virginia Grey play Nick and Nora Charles wannabes but without the sparkling dialogue that was the trademark of the the Thin Man films. They pass muster however, and Heflin, playing a little against type, is a snappy, mouthy private eye who just can't keep quiet, much to the disgust of the police detective portrayed by a rather irritating Sam Levine Everybody pops up in this film and most are right on target with their characters since they played the same type of roles in film after film. Tom Conway is wasted here but he was to go on to some semi-success later in the decade. Connie Gilchrist is particularly good as the cigar smoking maid.
There is an overabundance of talk in this film as everybody tells their story and it tends to slow down the action. Red herrings abound but it doesn't take long to figure out who the killer is and why. This is another of those double feature films that were so popular in the 30s and 40s........all tied up in a neat little package for your viewing pleasure.