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Union Station

Union Station

... where hundreds of thousands of people pass through every day... AND THIS DAY... ONE OF THEM WAS A DANGEROUS KILLER!

19506.51h 21m

Overview

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.

Directed by Rudolph Maté
Written by Thomas Walsh, Sydney Boehm
Produced by Jules Schermer
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Top Cast

William Holden

William Holden

Lt. William Calhoun

Nancy Olson

Nancy Olson

Joyce Willecombe

Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Inspector Donnelly

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Joe Beacom

Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Marge Wrighter

Allene Roberts

Allene Roberts

Lorna Murchison

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Henry Murchison

James Seay

James Seay

Detective Shattuck

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Detective Gottschalk

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Detective Fay

Themes & Keywords

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About Union Station

Union Station is a thriller, crime film released in 1950 exploring themes of ransom, kidnapping, film noir, tunnel, blind woman, trampled to death. Directed by Rudolph Maté, it stars William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald. 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.

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