I watched the 1956 classic "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," starring Gregory Peck, this past weekend. I'd seen it before, but was struck this time around by what a big part the trains of the NYNH&H play in the movie. The plot is set in motion by a conversation on the train between Westport and GCT as it traverses the Park Ave. Viaduct, and one of the first scenes in the movie is clearly shot on location at the eastbound side of the Westport (& Saugatuck, as it was named then) station as an eastbound pulls in behind an EP-5. (For those not familiar with the plot, Peck's character is a businessman who lives in Westport-- fictionalized as "South Bay"-- and works in NY).
So, that got me thinking: what other Hollywood movies are out there in which the New Haven plays a supporting role? I know the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crowne Affair" features a sequence at South Station-- anything else spring to mind?
So, that got me thinking: what other Hollywood movies are out there in which the New Haven plays a supporting role? I know the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crowne Affair" features a sequence at South Station-- anything else spring to mind?