Union Station

Union Station

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

NR 1950 · 81 min · ★ 6.5 · Thriller, Crime

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 Sydney Boehm

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William Holden Lt. William Calhoun
Nancy Olson Joyce Willecombe
Barry Fitzgerald Inspector Donnelly
Lyle Bettger Joe Beacom
Jan Sterling Marge Wrighter
Allene Roberts Lorna Murchison
Herbert Heyes Henry Murchison
James Seay Detective Shattuck
Parley Baer Detective Gottschalk
Ralph Sanford Detective Fay
Richard Karlan Detective Stein
Fred Graff Vince Marley

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