Movie·1932·1h 7m
Union Depot
A Lifetime Crowded Into a Few Mad Hours! A Picture Shockingly Real—Lifting You Out of the Humdrum Routine, Pluning You Wildly Into Life's Melodrama!
Directed By
Alfred E. Green
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend Scrap Iron, both newly released from prison after serving time for vagrancy. Hungry and desperate for a break, Chick fortuitously comes across across a valise abandoned by a drunken traveler. In it he finds a shaving kit and a suit of clothes with a bankroll, which help transform the affable tramp into a dashing gent. After buying himself a meal, Chick seeks some female companionship among the many hustlers who walk the station. He propositions Ruth Collins, a stranded, out-of-work showgirl and takes her to the station's hotel.
Written By
Kenyon Nicholson, Walter DeLeon
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Editor
Jack Killifer
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
17 votes
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Cast
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Charles 'Chick' Miller
Joan Blondell
Ruth Collins
Guy Kibbee
Scrap Iron Scratch
Alan Hale
The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan
David Landau
Kendall
George Rosener
Dr. Bernardi
Earle Foxe
Jim Parker
Frank McHugh
The Drunk
Adrienne Dore
Sadie
Irving Bacon
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
George Chandler
Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Daisy (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies
Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
Lucille La Verne
Lady with Pipe (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Little Boy (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Station Agent (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Alfred E. Green
Director
Kenyon Nicholson
Screenplay
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Jack Killifer
Editor
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