12019-02-03T21:24:13+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Union Depot (1931)plain2019-02-03T21:24:13+00:00Critical Commons19322019-01-30T18:09:28ZVideoAlfred E. GreenUnion DepotPatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-03T22:06:58+00:003.x19 Union Depot1Union Depot (1932)plain2019-02-03T22:06:58+00:00The opening shot of Alfred Green’s film Union Depot (Grand Hotel in a train station) takes full advantage of the crane’s heightened mobility. Rather than establish plot points, the elaborate camerawork establishes a breezy, cynical tone by stringing together a series of ethnic jokes. Compare to the opening sequence of Transatlantic (3.x18).