Skip to content
HOLLYWOOD METRICS
HomeAboutCraftNewsAnalyticsScriptsBooksPricingAPIMCP
Catalog/Crime/Union Station
Union Station poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.5 / 100
1950·Crime / Drama / Film-Noir·1h 21m

UNION STATION

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

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.

Above the Line
Rudolph Maté·DirectorSydney Boehm·ScreenplayThomas Walsh·StoryDaniel L. Fapp·Director of PhotographyHeinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerEllsworth Hoagland·Editor
Cast
William Holden·Lt. William CalhounNancy Olson·Joyce WillecombeBarry Fitzgerald·Inspector DonnellyLyle Bettger·Joe BeacomJan Sterling·Marge WrighterAllene Roberts·Lorna MurchisonHerbert Heyes·Henry MurchisonJames Seay·Detective ShattuckParley Baer·Detective GottschalkRalph Sanford·Detective Fay
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 1
Rudolph Maté·Director
Writing· 2
Sydney Boehm·ScreenplayThomas Walsh·Story
Camera· 2
Daniel L. Fapp·Director of PhotographyJames Grant·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Ellsworth Hoagland·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Heinz Roemheld·Original Music ComposerHugo Grenzbach·Sound RecordistGlen Porter·Sound RecordistGene Garvin·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 7
A. Earl Hedrick·Art DirectionHans Dreier·Art DirectionMary Kay Dodson·Costume DesignRay Moyer·Set DecorationSam Comer·Set DecorationWally Westmore·Makeup ArtistCharles Berner·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Jules Schermer·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Ed Fitzharris·Wardrobe Designer
By the Numbers
71.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
—
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
Where to Watch

THE AVAILABILITY MAP

The canonical record of where this film lives across the streaming map.

Provider Index In Progress

Streaming, rental, and purchase availability for this title is being ingested from the TMDB watch-providers feed and will appear here once the next catalog refresh runs. Until then, the canonical source links below remain the fastest route.

Find on TMDB
Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Union Station's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F7D93B
#7D211A
#3D3D3D
Mood
Tense, Dramatic, Suspenseful
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a man in a light-colored suit holding a gun, with a large, red-toned face of a woman with a shocked expression behind him. The background is”

thrillercrimefilm noir
Key Elements
Gun
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
8/10
More Like This

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Neighboring films in the catalog's similarity graph.

Keep Going

THREE WAYS DEEPER

Auteur
AUT
MORE BY RUDOLPH MATÉ

Every catalog entry where Rudolph Maté is credited as director.

Open
Family
GEN
MORE CRIME

Top-ranked films inside crime, sorted by master score.

Open
Era
DEC
MORE FROM THE 1950S

The best films of the 1950s, ranked across every available metric.

Open
View on IMDbView on TMDBCatalog
HOLLYWOOD METRICS

The definitive mathematical oracle for cinematic success and creative script intelligence.

74,000+ Films100 Years1.1M+ Reviews
PRODUCT
  • The Hollywood Record · Books
  • Bookshop
  • Dashboard
  • Pricing
  • Script Analysis
  • Watch the Demo
  • The Red List
  • News
  • Analytics
  • API
  • MCP Connector
COMPANY
  • About
  • Track Record
  • Trust & Script Privacy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
CONNECT
  • ▶YouTube
  • ◉Instagram
  • ♪TikTok
  • @Threads
  • fFacebook
Get Started Free →
© 2026 Hollywood Metrics. All rights reserved.Powered by bespoke agents and autonomous agentic workflows