Although it's only a middling little detective film, Grand Central Murder is still a fun way to pass an hour-and-a-quarter or so. Murder does have a couple of interesting twists in it, such as essentially starting out with all the suspects being grilled in one room, a plot point that usually came later in the game in such films. It also has its setting which, while clearly not filmed on location, does allow cinematographer George Folsey to get some nifty shots between train cars and in areas with intriguing shadows and lights. Pete Reruic's screenplay is passable, although a bit too packed; there's so much time spent on unraveling the plot that the viewer doesn't get to develop much interest in the characters (aside from those played by Van Heflin and Sam Levene. S. Sylvan Simon does a fine job directing, but the biggest ace in the hole for Murder is Heflin. He's a great actor, and if this isn't an award-winning performance, it's still spot-on, capturing both the drama and the comedy perfectly. Levene overdoes things a bit but is effective overall, and supporting players like Connie Gilchrist and Tom Conway do their things very well.