Chicago transit in the movies, now in a pocketsize exhibit in union station s great hall. Louis, in the rear of the old union station, next to the power house. Union station to movie park germany 6 ways to travel via. Scene from robert altmans kansas city at union station. Union station subtitles srt file is movie with the following synopsis secretary joyce willecombe grows suspicious of two men boarding her train and is referred to tough willy calhoun, head of the union station police. Calhoun goes into action when lorna murchison allene roberts, the sightless daughter of millionaire henry murchison herbert heyes, is kidnapped by ruthless joe beacon lyle bettger. Movies filmed in chicago tour chicago movie filming locations. Other famous chicago gangster films have taken place on the same marble floor including road to. William calhoun william holden, head of the stations police squad. We recommend booking union station tours ahead of time to secure your spot.
Open at 10am daily, closes mon friday 6pm, sat 7pm, sun 5pm. Union station exhibit takes a ride through movie history. William holden, barry fitzgerald, nancy olson, jan sterling, rudolph mate. The allseeing, nononsense calhoun is initially skeptical, but the men who escape prove to be involved in a kidnap case. For years, union station served as a train station for the st. Union station is a film that delivers quality entertainment for any lover of film noir, particularly the film noirs that came out of hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s.
Learn more about union station and plan your trip today. As always, parking is free in the atlantic station parking deck for 2 hours. Detailed showtimes for today and for upcoming days. Travelers of different and varied backgrounds meet and interact on one night in a metropolitan train station and its environs. Grand central, union station and more of americas most. One of the trains passengers seeks help from a railroad policeman. Presented by depaul university and lake forest college. The officer william holden in charge of a bigcity train station hunts a blind girls kidnappers. Union summer features free daily programming on the td stage, handpicked from local artists and cultural organizations.
The first in our film noir at union station series in collaboration with the film noir foundation, we are pleased to present union station. Dont forget to validate your parking ticket after the movie and before leaving regal for an extra 2 hours. The kidnappers use union station as the central point for contacting murchison calhouns men are everywhere, vigilant but not interfering, lest the criminal kill the girl after collecting the. Atlantic station cinema atlanta movie theater and imax. Film enthusiasts and foodies alike can come together inside l. The kansas city massacre was the shootout and murder of four law enforcement officers and a criminal fugitive at the union station railroad depot in kansas city, missouri, on the morning of june 17, 1933. After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the north pole is sent to the u. I shot and edited my union station movie entirely on my iphone 6 using the videoshop app. This page contains a map of our premises and is intended to help users get around at union station. Rome2rio makes travelling from union station to movie park germany easy. Full throttle, where it served as super villain madison lees. Three 9foottall jbl stage speakers behind the screen. Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards union station.
Put a union station membership at the top of your list. Union station is a superbly restored historic, mixeduse, intermodal transportation and shopping center located just blocks from the u. 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. Union station, an efficiently scripted noir that holden had been reluctant to make, finding it a routine melodrama that seemed like a.
Rent union station 1950 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Phoenix theatres union station 9 in washington, dc. Union station, dvd, suspensefilm noir, 887090025607. Chicago union station, other than home to millions of passing travelers, is also home to the momentous shootout in the untouchables, in addition to michael manns public enemies where the 110 foot atrium and gigantic marble floor time travel to the notorious mob history. With william holden, nancy olson, barry fitzgerald, lyle bettger. Union station 1950 stream and watch online moviefone. For more information, please contact regal cinemas at 404 3479894.
May 15, 2019 theyll be screening the movies at union summers outdoor movie pavilion, where you can nom on eats from wvrst and union chicken way better than popcorn, imo. However the extreme screen for 3d movies is my favorite in kc, and the city stage offers terrific live theater. It took 11 more years of seasoning for him to develop into. The union station itself was completely renovated and turned into a shopping mall and entertainment center. Her bosss blind daughter has been abducted and the kidnappers are demanding a ransom. 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 a ruthless gang who have kidnapped a blind heiress. The depot had been closed for 10 years prior to altmans production, in part due to a steep decline in commercial train travel. The theatre opened with a 70mm screen and two auditoriums with thx sound. William calhoun william holden, head of the station. Amtrak ticketing is located in the passenger services office in the corridor between the great hall and the concourse. Guided tours of union station are not offered at this time.
Regnier extreme screen union station movies and showtimes. Noon years eve bash join us for the 7th annual noon years eve, noon to 7pm. Admittedly, its been quite a while since i was in the lower level of union station, but i was pretty surprised to read in this washington post story that the union station 9 movie theater only. Membership will also earn you an instant 10% off at union station s science city and kansas city stores. Union station movie theater closes, no one notices. Belgian tourists reenact a scene from the movie the untouchables on the steps of union station on oct. Union station blu ray rudolph mate william holden amazon. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Whether youre interested in renting a bike and cruising around dc at your own pace our bike rental and service center is conveniently located just.
William holden was a hot hollywood property in 1950, the year when sunset blvd. The benefits are big and include free, unlimited visits to science city, a discount of to our worldclass traveling exhibitions, such as genghis khan. You can watch free movies under the stars at union station. Released 1950, union station stars william holden, nancy olson, barry fitzgerald, jan sterling the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The union station cine was opened july 15, 1989 by wehrenberg theatres of st. The marquee names each auditorium after a movie palace in washington, d. Programming will include lunchtime and evening performances, musicvaultz concerts and wednesday night movie nights featuring current and classic flicks. Movies now playing at regnier extreme screen union station in kansas city, mo. The crew cleaned the place up, which reminded kansas citians of. This movie theater opened in the basement, the food hall, of union station, on november 18, 1988.
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. Next time youre passing through chicagos historic union station, make sure to take a pic with one of our favorite pieces of movie history the staircase shown in the photo above was the backdrop to one of the best movie scenes in recent history. If you would like help getting to one of our retailers please call guest services at 202 2891908. Designated a great public space in 2012 by the project for public spaces, chicago union station is always brimming with activity. Union station is a 1950 crime drama film noir directed by rudolph mate and starring william holden, nancy olson and barry fitzgerald. Rent union station 1950 starring william holden and nancy olson on dvd and bluray. It occurred as part of the attempt by a gang led by vernon miller to free frank jelly nash, a federal prisoner.
Dash kitten blog is all about taking pictures and making movies, and as part of my goal of showing readers how you can create and edit your own movies on a computer or on a smartphone, i gave myself a challenge. Union station 1950 secretary joyce willecombe nancy olson witnesses suspicious behavior aboard a train bound for chicagos union station and notifies the authorities. Phoenix theatres union station 9 in washington, dc cinema. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Union station got one of its biggest makeovers of all time for 2003s charlies angels. Union station is a briskly paced thriller laced with enough suspense to keep the viewer intrigued until the final shootout in a tunnel below the station where. Mar 10, 2016 belgian tourists reenact a scene from the movie the untouchables on the steps of union station on oct. Find the movies showing at theaters near you and buy movie tickets at fandango.
No effort is spent on crafting plot twists, hidden agendas, back stories, or nuanced character motivations. Metro art presents film noir at union station union station 1950. She reports them to the conductor with the result that the train is met at union station by lt. Union station came to represent hollywood nostalgia in other movies, too, such as the way we were 1973, gable and lombard 1976. Those legendary pictures have cast such long shadows that most moviegoers have forgotten a third holden movie that debuted between them. Union station is one of kansas citys most iconic attractions, but its appeal has always stretched far beyond. Today, it plays host to a variety of attractions, restaurants, amenities, and more. William holden was anointed a movie star when the tearjerker golden boy came out in 1939, quite early in his career. Find all the transport options for your trip from union station to movie park germany right here. Here are quick links to help you navigate the station. Oct 05, 2012 the kidnappers use union station as the central point for contacting murchison calhouns men are everywhere, vigilant but not interfering, lest the criminal kill the girl after collecting the. Many different activities occur in union station, as well as food and drink establishments. The story is about the joint efforts of railroad police and the chicago police to rescue a kidnapped blind girl. Watch union station movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
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