There were noir films before and during World War II, but the genre didn't really come into its own until 1945. Smack dab in the middle of that first (and arguably best) decade is 1950, whose roster of greats included The Asphalt Jungle, In a Lonely Place, Caged and Gun Crazy. With such company it's easy to see why a solid, second-tier entry like Union Station would fall between the cracks.
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