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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 L. Murchison | |
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Don Dunning | ... | Gus Hadder |
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Fred Graff | ... | Vince Marley |
| James Seay | ... | Detective Eddie Shattuck | |
| Parley Baer | ... | Detective Gottschalk (as Parley E. Baer) | |
| Ralph Sanford | ... | Detective Fay | |
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Richard Karlan | ... | Detective George Stein |
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Bigelow Sayre | ... | Detective Ross |
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Charles Dayton | ... | Howard Kettner |
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Secretary Joyce Willecombe grows suspicious of two men boarding her train and is referred to 'Tough Willy' Calhoun, head of the Union Station police. The all-seeing, no-nonsense Calhoun is initially skeptical, but the men (who escape) prove to be involved in a kidnap case. Calhoun calls in equally tough police Inspector Donnelly, but the ruthless kidnapper's precision planning stays one jump ahead of them. Most of the action centers around bustling Union Station. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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The chase scene on the elevated train used the Third Ave El in New York City for long shots and the Pacific Electric Railway cars in L.A. for close-in shots on the train. See more »Goofs
When Joyce and Calhoun are having their conversation in the café, the amount of drink in her glass changes between shots. See more »Quotes
Joe Beacom: [Sadistically to Lorna about the high tension cables that are all around her] All you gotta do, Cookie, is get up and take a walk. You'll fry so fast it'll curl your hair.See more »
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I remember this film shown once on TV. Yes, the story plotline is good and the characters are entertaining, but the REAL star of the movie is the incredible historical Union Station itself. The movie moves throughout portions of the building never before seen by the general public and reveals the enormous scope of Union Station. As a little girl I and family traveled often by train. I remember the beauty of the place, the hustle and bustle of a station which was the base for the only comfortable way to travel by land at that time.Union Station itself compares in size and beauty to any other in the country.This movie was shot during the last hey-days of the railroad passenger trains and I earnestly wish it could be brought back to video.