Union Station (1950)

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

ThrillerCrime

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.

Release Date: October 4, 1950
Runtime: 1h 21m
Rating: 6.5/10 (50 votes)

Director: Rudolph Maté

Cast: William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald, Lyle Bettger, Jan Sterling, Allene Roberts, Herbert Heyes, James Seay

Production: Paramount Pictures

ransom kidnapping film noir tunnel blind woman trampled to death hardboiled detective passenger train train station

Full Cast (65 people)

William Holden as Lt. William Calhoun
Nancy Olson as Joyce Willecombe
Barry Fitzgerald as Inspector Donnelly
Lyle Bettger as Joe Beacom
Jan Sterling as Marge Wrighter
Allene Roberts as Lorna Murchison
Herbert Heyes as Henry Murchison
James Seay as Detective Shattuck
Parley Baer as Detective Gottschalk
Ralph Sanford as Detective Fay
Richard Karlan as Detective Stein
Fred Graff as Vince Marley
Don Dunning as Gus Hadder
Bigelow Sayre as Detective Ross
Charles Dayton as Howard Kettner
Jean Ruth as Pretty Girl
Paul Lees as Young Man Masher
Harry Hayden as Conductor Skelly
Eric Alden as Doctor (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette as Patrolman (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd as Priest (uncredited)
Betty Corner as Woman (uncredited)
Robert Cornthwaite as Emergency Room Orderly (uncredited)
John Crawford as Hackett (uncredited)
Isabel Cushin as Clerk (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing as Detective (uncredited)
Mike Donovan as Watchman (uncredited)
June Earle as Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Easton as Con Victim (uncredited)
Dick Elliott as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)

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Union Station

Union Station

Union Station

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

Union Station

Union Station

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

81 min

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.

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

81 min

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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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date10/4/1950

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trampled to death

hardboiled detective

passenger train

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Cast

William Holden

as Lt. William Calhoun

Nancy Olson

as Joyce Willecombe

Barry Fitzgerald

as Inspector Donnelly

Lyle Bettger

as Joe Beacom

Jan Sterling

as Marge Wrighter

Allene Roberts

as Lorna Murchison

Herbert Heyes

as Henry Murchison

James Seay

as Detective Shattuck

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Union Station about?▾

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…

How long is Union Station?▾

1h 21m

When was Union Station released?▾

October 4, 1950

Who directed Union Station?▾

Rudolph Maté

Who stars in Union Station?▾

William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald

What genre is Union Station?▾

Thriller, Crime

What is Union Station rated?▾

NR

Is Union Station available to stream?▾

Yes, on FlixFling