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Union Station (1950)
Directed by Rudolph Maté
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Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
Rated NR | Length 81 minutes
Actors
William Holden | Nancy Olson | Barry Fitzgerald | Lyle Bettger | Jan Sterling | Allene Roberts | Herbert Heyes | James Seay | Parley Baer | Ralph Sanford | Richard Karlan | Fred Graff | Don Dunning | Bigelow Sayre | Charles Dayton | Jean Ruth | Paul Lees | Harry Hayden | Eric Alden | Trevor Bardette | Ralph Byrd | Betty Corner | Robert Cornthwaite | John Crawford | Isabel Cushin | Edgar Dearing | Mike Donovan | June Earle | Robert Easton | Dick Elliott | Edith Evanson | Franklyn Farnum | Al Ferguson | Byron Foulger | Gerry Ganzer | Jack Gargan | Sumner Getchell | Charmienne Harker | Bob Hoffman | Thomas E. Jackson | Jerry James | Barbara Knudson | Ethan Laidlaw | George Lynn | Mike Mahoney | William Meader | Lee Miller | Howard M. Mitchell | Hans Moebus | Ralph Montgomery | Howard Negley | Gilman Rankin | Joe Recht | Jack Roberts | Kasey Rogers | Charles Sherlock | Queenie Smith | Douglas Spencer | Brick Sullivan | Bernard Szold | Dorothy Vernon | Joe Warfield | Ward Wood | Clifton Young | Fred Zendar
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2012 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
A pretty good noir set in Chicago (though some purported Chicago scenes are obviously set in L.A., like an exterior of “Union Station” that has a shadow of a palm tree falling across the outside brick facade; not to mention the fact that the outside of Chicago’s Union Station looked nothing like that).
A fairly young William Holden is fun to watch here, as is the primary villain played by veteran bay guy character actor Lyle Bettger.
Union Station does have some iconic Chicago scenery, such as the infamous stockyards, the interior of Union Station itself, and the famed municipal tunnels that used to be used to deliver coal to much of the loop area of downtown Chicago. Chicago’s famous EL trains (elevated trains) also feature prominently.
Well worth a watch with some excellent cinematography.
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