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Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.8
Audience score63%
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −23 min on the typical 104
typical 10481Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
Released
1950
October 4, 1950
76 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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William HoldenLt. William Calhoun
Nancy OlsonJoyce Willecombe
Barry FitzgeraldInspector Donnelly
Lyle BettgerJoe Beacom
Jan SterlingMarge Wrighter
Allene RobertsLorna Murchison
Herbert HeyesHenry Murchison
James SeayDetective Shattuck
Parley BaerDetective Gottschalk
Ralph SanfordDetective Fay
Richard KarlanDetective Stein- FGFred GraffVince Marley
- DDDon DunningGus Hadder
- BSBigelow SayreDetective Ross
- CDCharles DaytonHoward Kettner
Jean RuthPretty Girl
Paul LeesYoung Man Masher
Harry HaydenConductor Skelly
Eric AldenDoctor (uncredited)
Trevor BardettePatrolman (uncredited)
Ralph ByrdPriest (uncredited)- BCBetty CornerWoman (uncredited)
Robert CornthwaiteEmergency Room Orderly (uncredited)
John CrawfordHackett (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Rudolph Maté Director
Writing · 2
- Sydney Boehm Screenplay
- Thomas Walsh Story
Production · 1
- Jules Schermer Producer
Camera · 2
- Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography
- James Grant Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Ellsworth Hoagland Editor
Sound · 4
- Heinz Roemheld Original Music Composer
- Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
- Gene Garvin Sound Recordist
- Glen Porter Sound Recordist
Art · 4
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- Ray Moyer Set Decoration
- A. Earl Hedrick Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Mary Kay Dodson Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Artist
- Ed Fitzharris Wardrobe Designer
- Charles Berner Makeup Artist
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