Friday, January 9, 2009

Union Station -- Mate, 1950

Union Station is an excellent cop drama, involving a kidnapping around Union Station in Chicago. William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Barry Fitzgerald are all solid in their roles. Overall, the story, camera and direction are all on cue.

What really makes this movie special though is the location shooting. Aside from many fabulous Union Station shots, we get to see the old stockyards, a chase scene on the El, and a shootout in the city's underground tunnels. Great stuff. If you're from Chicago, this is an 8. Otherwise, my rating is 7.

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