Hi Hubert,
I love the movie, One of my all time favorites. But I'm prejudiced. I was
at LaSalle Street Station the day they filmed. It was a Sunday during
August 1958. I was waiting for a Rock Island suburban train, and it was
HOT, HOT , HOT that day. Everyone sweating profusely, and Alfred Hitchcock
in a black suit and necktie completely oblivious to the heat and humidity.
Nomally LaSalle Street had 6 to 8 redcaps in those days. In the scene where
they are looking for Cary Grant in the Redcap uniform, there must have been
25.
The scene of Cary Grant shaving was the real men's room. Patrons had to use
the facilities upstairs in the trainsman's room that day until filming was
completed.
Best,
BRAD
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Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: History Channel -" Railroads"--( Disgraceful)
> Brad,
>
> Still it's a great movie. Hitchcock captured the perfect evening setting
sun
> along the Hudson in the perfect time frame for the 20th Century Ltd's
> departure from NYC.
>
> If you look carefully, in a shot walking down the platform at Grand
Central
> Terminal along side a 10-6 Pullman, it is actually a Southern Pacific
blunt end
> 10-6 Pullman in NYC paint, built for service on either the "Cascade, COSF,
or
> Golden State". Note the rounded corners on the end of the car.
>
> In addition, the camera angle required the extras to sit on the commode
> covers not on the roomette cushions. So they are reading newspapers etc,
but
> sitting on the toilet so to speak.
>
> As for Red Caps, Kansas City Union Station had an army of Red Caps because
of
> the staircases and escalators from the Station to the platforms down below
> and vice versa. I can't speak for La Salle Street Station, but Kansas
City was
> a bigger station and had many more Red Caps on hand than depicted in the
movie
> in Chicago. I was a Red Cap in KC at one time.
>
> In short, it's worth having on DVD!
>
> Hubert
>
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