Travelers of different and varied backgrounds meet and interact on one night in a metropolitan train station and its environs.Travelers of different and varied backgrounds meet and interact on one night in a metropolitan train station and its environs.Travelers of different and varied backgrounds meet and interact on one night in a metropolitan train station and its environs.
- Depot Hotel Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Dress Shop Proprietress
- (uncredited)
- Actress on Train
- (uncredited)
- Magazine Counter Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Dress Shop Assistant
- (uncredited)
- Panhandler Wanting One Dollar
- (uncredited)
- Police Officer Bert Brady
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPer the bill for Chick's meal at the Union Depot Diner included: Salad (lettuce and tomato) - 15 cents, T-Bone Steak with Onion - 85 cents, Brown Potatoes - 15 cents, Biscuits - 15 cents, Honey - 15 cents, Coffee - 10 cents, and Raisin Pie a la mode - 20 cents. The grand total was $1.75, which equates to $40.20 in 2023.
- GoofsPassengers board the train from track level, using the steps and handrails on the cars. In a depot or terminal of the type depicted, passengers would board from a raised platform at train floor level.
- Quotes
Men's Room Attendant: [Brushing off Chick's suit] Yes, suh, I sure Savannahed them folks out!
Charles 'Chick' Miller: That so?
[Not realizing that the suit he's wearing has money in its pocket]
Charles 'Chick' Miller: Well, the smallest thing I have is a twenty.
Men's Room Attendant: [Amused] Boss, if I had change for that right now, I'd be attending a Southern girl lavishly!
There is a lot of activity and camera movement which keeps the picture moving and a screenplay which I felt captures the unsavory nature - or, perhaps, the human nature of a train depot, warts and all. Lowlifes blend in with the uppercrust just as would be the case in a real train station, and with some pre-code elements thrown in which couldn't be done a few years later. There are several recognizable character actors adding to the production, among them Guy Kibbee (hobo), David Landau (FBI), Alan Hale (crook) and Frank McHugh (amiable drunk).
TCM showed this one the other day. If you missed it and old movies are your cup of tea, catch it the next time it's listed, because it's a cut above the norm.
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- Aug 15, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Gentleman for a Day
- Filming locations
- Southern Pacific Station, Central Avenue at Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA(train station rolling stock, exteriors - demolished 1956)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $284,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1