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!

6.1 / 10

English / 67 min. / 1932-01-14

Storyline:

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.

Cast:

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Charles 'Chick' Miller

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

as Ruth Collins

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

as Scrap Iron Scratch

Alan Hale

Alan Hale

as The Baron, aka Bushy Sloan

David Landau

David Landau

as Kendall

George Rosener

George Rosener

as Dr. Bernardi

Earle Foxe

Earle Foxe

as Jim Parker

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

as The Drunk

Adrienne Dore

Adrienne Dore

as Sadie

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

as Depot Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

as Panhandler Wanting One Dollar (uncredited)

Mary Doran

Mary Doran

as Daisy (uncredited)

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

as Cross Woman at Magazine Stand (uncredited)

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

as Lady with Pipe (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

as Luggage Checkroom Clerk (uncredited)

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

Jason Robards Sr.

as Station Agent (uncredited)

Ray Turner

Ray Turner

as Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

as Station Agent Having No Available Berths (uncredited)

Geraldine Barton

Geraldine Barton

as (uncredited)

Lilian Bond

Lilian Bond

as Actress on Train (uncredited)

Nat Carr

Nat Carr

as Magazine Counter Clerk (uncredited)

Shirley Chambers

Shirley Chambers

as Dress Shop Assistant (uncredited)

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

as Police Officer Bert Brady (uncredited)

Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy

as Society Woman Saying Goodbye to Jean (uncredited)

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

as Ragged Urchin (uncredited)

Charles Coleman

Charles Coleman

as Reverend Harvey Pike (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

as Doctor / Little Boy's Father (uncredited)

Jill Dennett

Jill Dennett

as Daisy (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

as Sailor (uncredited)

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

as Passenger at Information Desk (uncredited)

George Ernest

George Ernest

as Eight-Year-Old Boy (uncredited)

Harry Forsman

Harry Forsman

as Information Bureau Clerk (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

as Chinese Man (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

Harrison Greene

as Eight-Year-Old Boy's Father (uncredited)

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

as Welfare Worker's Charge (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

Theresa Harris

as Black Woman (uncredited)

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

as Station Agent Investigating Screams (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

as Policeman in Paddy Wagon (uncredited)

Gladden James

Gladden James

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Eulalie Jensen

Eulalie Jensen

as Dress Shop Proprietress (uncredited)

John Larkin

John Larkin

as Porter with Ticket for Ruth (uncredited)

George MacFarlane

George MacFarlane

as Train Caller (uncredited)

Mae Madison

Mae Madison

as Waitress (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

as Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

as Little Boy's Mother (uncredited)

Walter McGrail

Walter McGrail

as Pickpocket (uncredited)

Toshia Mori

Toshia Mori

as Chinese Woman Wanting Sedan (uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

as Station Agent Talking to Reverend Pike (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

as Track 4 Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

as Woman on Platform Watching Actress (uncredited)

Polly Walters

Polly Walters

as Mabel (uncredited)

Huey White

Huey White

as Sailor (uncredited)

Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond

as