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

1950

1h 21m

6.4(47 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

65 members

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William Holden

Lt. William Calhoun

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Nancy Olson

Joyce Willecombe

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Barry Fitzgerald

Inspector Donnelly

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Lyle Bettger

Joe Beacom

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Jan Sterling

Marge Wrighter

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Allene Roberts

Lorna Murchison

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Herbert Heyes

Henry Murchison

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James Seay

Detective Shattuck

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Parley Baer

Detective Gottschalk

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Ralph Sanford

Detective Fay

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Richard Karlan

Detective Stein

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Fred Graff

Vince Marley

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Don Dunning

Gus Hadder

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Bigelow Sayre

Detective Ross

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Charles Dayton

Howard Kettner

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Jean Ruth

Pretty Girl

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Paul Lees

Young Man Masher

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Harry Hayden

Conductor Skelly

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Eric Alden

Doctor (uncredited)

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Trevor Bardette

Patrolman (uncredited)

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Ralph Byrd

Priest (uncredited)

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Betty Corner

Woman (uncredited)

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Robert Cornthwaite

Emergency Room Orderly (uncredited)

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John Crawford

Hackett (uncredited)

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Isabel Cushin

Clerk (uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Detective (uncredited)

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Mike Donovan

Watchman (uncredited)

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June Earle

Nurse (uncredited)

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Robert Easton

Con Victim (uncredited)

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Dick Elliott

Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)

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Edith Evanson

Mrs. Willecombe (uncredited)

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Franklyn Farnum

Sleeping Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Al Ferguson

Detective (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Horace - Baggage Clerk (uncredited)

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Gerry Ganzer

Clerk (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Tom - Police Stenographer (uncredited)

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Sumner Getchell

Police Car Driver (uncredited)

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Charmienne Harker

Clerk (uncredited)

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Bob Hoffman

Messenger (uncredited)

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Thomas E. Jackson

Detective (uncredited)

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Jerry James

Con Artist (uncredited)

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Barbara Knudson

Clerk (uncredited)

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Ethan Laidlaw

Police Detective (uncredited)

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George Lynn

Detective Moreno (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

Patrolman (uncredited)

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William Meader

Police Projectionist (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

Police Detective (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Detective (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Charlie - Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Con Artist (uncredited)

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Howard Negley

Conductor (uncredited)

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Gilman Rankin

Doctor (uncredited)

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Joe Recht

Messenger (uncredited)

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Jack Roberts

Freddie (uncredited)

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Kasey Rogers

Jenny - Clerk (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Doctor (uncredited)

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Queenie Smith

Landlady (uncredited)

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Douglas Spencer

Stationmaster (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Policeman (uncredited)

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Bernard Szold

Counterman (uncredited)

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Dorothy Vernon

Union Station Extra (uncredited)

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Joe Warfield

Manny (uncredited)

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Ward Wood

Patrolman (uncredited)

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Clifton Young

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Fred Zendar

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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