Union Station

Having had experience with crime prosecution and investigative work, I rate this movie very realistic--Holden does a customary superb performance, would like to see this movie viewed more frequently, and at more viewable times. It is interesting to see the depiction of Police activities in the pre-'Miranda' days--The Scenes of railroad travel, the 1950's era motor vehicles in the movie present a realistic view of how things were then--The very realistic progression of the cases solution, the suspenseful blending of the events all make the film a great pleasure to enjoy. Holden, as I remember his 'Stalag 17' performance is a constant magnet for entertaining viewing. Respectfully, Lou Turi, aka 'Kisco Kid 23' E-mail address-- luigi23@oh.rr.com

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.

This was a bit of a sleeper, better than I thought and not a well-known film to begin with, since it never came out on VHS. William Holden and Nancy Olson both worked on Sunset Boulevard this same year this was released and here are together again. Actually, I like the two a lot better in this film than the much better- known 'Boulevard.' Yes, some of the scenes are a bit dumb but the story moves well and keeps your interest which is what a good crime story-drama should do. For some reason, I really enjoyed the train station, too. It looked awesome. Hopefully, some day this movie will be part of a film-noir package on DVD.