William holden died drunk and alone classicmovierev. Actually, i like the two a lot better in this film than the much better known boulevard. This should be a mustsee film on any filmnoir fans list. With william holden, nancy olson, barry fitzgerald, lyle bettger. If it was set in a train station, it may have been filmed in the structure some call the last great railway station. It was released after sunset boulevard so by the time it came out, holden had actually moved up another level of stardom. William holden and nancy olson, fresh off from their appearances in billy wilders 1950 sunset boulevard, reunited for this classic film noir. Union station 1950 starring william holden on dvd dvd. It has been used in many vintage motion pictures, many of the film noir variety.
Unlike sunset boulevard which has a solid story, strong characters, masterful cinematography, and the billy wilder touch, union station works on a thin plot, using simple characters, with little depth. Most of the action centers around bustling union station. Union station is a 1950 crime drama film noir directed by rudolph mate and starring william holden, nancy olson and barry fitzgerald. The same year 1950 actors william holden and nancy olson appeared in the. William holden, nancy olsen, barry fitzgerald distributor. William calhoun nancy olson as joyce willecombe barry fitzgerald as inspector donnelly lyle bettger as joe beacom. Union station is one tightly constructed film with not a second of wasted footage in it. William holden, barry fitzgerald, nancy olson, jan sterling, rudolph mate. It does not look much like its chicago namesake but it does look incredible. Once at union station she points out the men to william holden, head of. In this police thriller that partly takes place in union station chicago, a railway policeman, william calhoun, is approached at work by an apprehensive passenger named joyce willecombe nancy olson who believes that two travelers aboard her train may have been up to no good. Metro art presents film noir at union station union.
With joyces help, a railway inspector barry fitzgerald and an initially skeptical police detective william holden uncover the details of what turns out to be a devious kidnapping plot and struggle to rescue its victim lorna murchison. This was a bit of a sleeper, better than i thought and not a wellknown film to begin with, since it never came out on vhs. Her kidnappers choose the station as the ransom drop point. William calhoun william holden, head of the stations police squad. If there are other titles you are looking for dont hesitate to ask. William holden and nancy olson both worked on sunset boulevard this same year this was released and here are together again. William holden, nancy olson, barry fitzgerald, lyle bettger, jan sterling. William holden and barry fitzgerald star as the dogged cops who must flush out the psychopathic kidnapper lyle bettger of a young. Union station 1950 crime, drama, filmnoir 1h 21min 1951 chile. William holden was an american actor who was one of the biggest boxoffice draws of the 1950s through the 1970s. Calhoun calls in equally tough police inspector donnelly, but the ruthless kidnappers precision planning stays one jump ahead of them. For his contribution to the film industry, william holden has a star on the hollywood walk of fame located at 1651 vine street. Union station reminds us of a preautomobile america. William holden, barry fitzgerald, nancy olson, jan sterling, rudolph.
She reports them to the conductor with the result that the train is met at union station by lt. He won the academy award for best actor in 1953 for his role in stalag 17, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor for his role in the 1973 television film the blue knight. The same year 1950 actors william holden and nancy olson appeared in the classic noir film, sunset boulevard, they also appeared in another less classic noir film together union station. Returning to the city from the home of her wealthy employer, henry murchison, herbert heyes, joyce willecombe nancy olson, spots two armed men on the train. The film reunited two of the stars of billy wilders sunset boulevard, william holden and nancy olson, but theyre both somewhat. Local railway cop william calhoun william holden has the dicey task of trying to safely pry the victim from her captors clutches. Robert osborne does an introduction to the film union station with william holden on turner classic movies this video is only for educational purposes only, i. This sale is for union station 1950 starring william holden on dvd. Joyce points out the men to calhoun and it is later learned that theyre. The film also has a young william holden in a rare appearance in a film noir, and though the role is nothing special in particular playing a union station police detective, it does offer the viewer a glimpse of holden at the beginning of his career. William holden and nancy olson also appeared in sunset boulevard the same year.
Union stations role as a film venue is a natural extension of its longstanding ties to hollywood. Movies that have featured union station as a filming location include. The 1950 william holdennancy olson film union station carries its name, but it also shows up in pearl harbor, the way we were, blade runner, speed, star trek. Nancy olson in union station 1950 william holden and nancy olson in union station 1950 nancy olson and. Most of the story takes place in the train station, the messages, the deliveries, etc. Metro art presents film noir at union station union station 1950.
Union station is a 1950 crime drama film noir directed by rudolph mat. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Union station 1950 starring william holden on dvd dvd lady. She reports them to the conductor, who radios in to the stations police. That earlier pair of noir films show the influence that italian neorealism had on their directorsboth were not. William holden was a hot hollywood property in 1950, the year when sunset blvd. William holden born william franklin beedle jr april 17, 1918 november 12, 1981 was an american actor who was one of the biggest boxoffice draws of the 1950s.
Union station is a realistic 1950 film starring william holden, nancy olson, jan sterling and barry fitzgerald. Movie screenings highlight union stations role in films. The screenplay by john lee mahin and martin rackin was loosely based on harold sinclairs 1956 novel of the same name, a fictionalized version of griersons raid in mississippi. Union station, an efficiently scripted noir that holden had been reluctant to make, finding it a routine melodrama that seemed like a. He won the oscar for best actor for the film stalag 17 1953, and a primetime emmy award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series or movie for the television film the blue knight 1973. Union station 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. William calhoun william holden, head of the station s police squad. Midi, gare centrale union station 1950 bande annonce. Holden starred in some of hollywoods most popular and critically acclaimed films, including. Signed a contract with paramount in 1937 at age of 19, appeared in his first film one year later.
Union station 1950 film locations dear old hollywood. Nancy olson, returning to the city from her wealthy employers residence, spots two armed men on the train. Holden had dictated in his will that the neptune society cremate him and scatter his ashes in the pacific ocean. Love the highly watchable young bill holden, though barry fitzgerald was a wee bit tiresome in spots. A sharpeyed woman spots a man with a gun on a train and her alert to the railroad police helps them in their search for.
Union station will host free screenings of film noir classics. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. Though the type of film that couldve been even better if they had only done this or that, union station 1950 is a noir notable for its ruthlessness, with the kind of violent cops james ellroy would later write about, and an especially sadistic central villain. Menschen ohne seele usa, 1950 streams, tvtermine, news. Those legendary pictures have cast such long shadows that most moviegoers have forgotten a third holden movie that debuted between them. The facility served as a backdrop for the 1950 film union station, which starred william holden and nancy olson. Bettger really steals the film from the good guy stars. Good but not fascinating plot that still holds together really well. No funeral or memorial service was held, per his wishes. And its amusing to see a few amenities that no longer exist, like phone. Starring william holden and nancy olson, the film was directed by rudolph mate. Appeared in 72 movies in a career than spanned 43 years. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The horse soldiers is a 1959 war film set during the american civil war directed by john ford and starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers.
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