Union Depot
1932 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
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. However, he quickly realizes she's not a streetwalker but another hard luck victim of the Depression. Touched by the Ruth's sincerity, he vows to help her buy a ticket to Salt Lake City, where a job awaits her. Scrap Iron is lucky too, stumbling across a wallet with a claim check discarded by a pickpocket. When ...
Direction Alfred E. Green
Cast Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Joan Blondell · Guy Kibbee · Alan Hale · David Landau · George Rosener · Earle Foxe · Frank McHugh · Adrienne Dore · Irving Bacon
Soundtrack Leo F. Forbstein
Screenplay Kenyon Nicholson · Walter DeLeon · Gene Fowler · Joe Laurie Jr · Douglas Durkin
Cinematography Sol Polito
Original title Union Depot
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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