Union Depot

Union Depot

A Lifetime Crowded Into a Few Mad Hours! A Picture Shockingly Real—Lifting You Out of the Humdrum Routine, Pluning You Wildly Into Life's Melodrama!

1932-01-14 67 min ★ 6.1

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.

Director Alfred E. Green

Cast

Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters
Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Charles Coleman
Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Frank Darien
Doctor / Little Boy's Father (uncredited)
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)
George Chandler
George Chandler
Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Ruth Collins
Alan Hale
Alan Hale
The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan
Hooper Atchley
Hooper Atchley
Station Agent Having No Available Berths (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Lester Dorr
Sailor (uncredited)
George Ernest
George Ernest
Eight-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)
John Larkin
John Larkin
Porter with Ticket for Ruth (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Sam McDaniel
Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
Daisy (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
Station Agent (uncredited)
Otto Hoffman
Otto Hoffman
Station Agent Investigating Screams (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans
Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)
Polly Walters
Polly Walters
Mabel (uncredited)
Jill Dennett
Jill Dennett
Daisy (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Chinese Man (uncredited)
Ruth Hall
Ruth Hall
Welfare Worker's Charge (uncredited)
Mae Madison
Mae Madison
Waitress (uncredited)
Walter McGrail
Walter McGrail
Pickpocket (uncredited)
Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne
Lady with Pipe (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
Magazine Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Dorothy Christy
Dorothy Christy
Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)
Eulalie Jensen
Eulalie Jensen
Dress Shop Proprietress (uncredited)
Virginia Sale
Virginia Sale
Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)
David Landau
David Landau
Kendall
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh
The Drunk
Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond
Actress on Train (uncredited)
Gladden James
Gladden James
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Toshia Mori
Toshia Mori
Chinese Woman Wanting Sedan (uncredited)
Earle Foxe
Earle Foxe
Jim Parker
Shirley Chambers
Shirley Chambers
Dress Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Ragged Urchin (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Theresa Harris
Black Woman (uncredited)
George MacFarlane
George MacFarlane
Train Caller (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Cyril Ring
Track 4 Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies
Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Charles 'Chick' Miller
Adrienne Dore
Adrienne Dore
Sadie
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Scrap Iron Scratch
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Dickie Moore
Little Boy (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Ray Turner
Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)