Union Depot (1932)

movie

(1184)

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 1932-04-18
Director: Alfred E. Green
Writers: Joe Laurie Jr. , Gene Fowler , Douglas Durkin , Kubec Glasmon
Language: English
Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Joan Blondell , Guy Kibbee , Alan Hale , David Landau , George Rosener , Earle Foxe , Frank McHugh (I) (1898–1981) , Adrienne Dore , Hooper Atchley
Runtime: 67 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Cavalheiro por um Dia (Brazil) , Il vagabondo e la ballerina (Italy) , Вокзал «Юнион Депо» , Gentleman für einen Tag (Germany) , Gentleman for a Day (United Kingdom) , Gentleman för en dag (Sweden) , Union Depot (United States of America) , Caballero por un día (Spain) , Union Depot , ルンペン紳士 (Japan) , Grand-Central (Denmark) , Gentleman für eine Nacht (Austria) , Estação Central (Portugal, Portuguese Republic)
Plot: 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. However, he quickly realizes she's not a streetwalker but another hard luck victim of the Depression. Touched by the Ruth's sincerity, he vows to help her buy a ticket to Salt Lake City, where a job awaits her. Scrap Iron is lucky too, stumbling across a wallet with a claim check discarded by a pickpocket. When Chick claims the violin case, he finds it filled with cash, unbeknownst to him, counterfeit. As he buys Ruth a new dress and train ticket, the real counterfeiter and secret servicemen begin closing in on them.
IMDB:tt0023642