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In New York, Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes) and her spouse, Matt Krane (Charles Korvin), are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual who is infecting the city with smallpox. When the cops discover that Sheila has the virus, they team up to find and quarantine her as she continues to unwittingly pass her sickness on to others.
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The Original Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as Penn Station) is the major intercity train station and a
major commuter rail hub in New York City. It is one of the busiest rail stations in the world, and a
hub for inboard and outboard railroad traffic in New York City. The New York City Subway system also
has multiple lines that connect to the station. The station is located in the underground levels of
Pennsylvania Plaza, an urban complex located btw 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue and btw 31st Street
and 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.

Pennsylvania Station is named for the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), its builder and original tenant,
and shares its name with several stations in other cities. The current facility is the substantially
remodeled underground remnant of a much grander structure designed by McKim, Mead, and White and
completed in 1910.

The original Pennsylvania Station was an outstanding masterpiece of the Beaux-Arts style and
one of the architectural jewels of New York City. The station's air rights were optioned in the 1950s.
The option was executed soon after. The option called for the demolition of the head-house and train shed,
to be replaced by an office complex and a new sports complex. The tracks of the station, which were located
well below street level, would remain untouched. Demolition began in October 1963. The Pennsylvania Plaza
complex, including the fourth and current Madison Square Garden, was completed in 1968.

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otsoNY Comments: Hotel American used to reside at 145-155 West 47th Street. It has since been replaced by Riu Plaza.

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otsoNY Comments: The film opens with some skyline shots of New York City as well as of Times Square as it looked in the early 1950s.



