27 Jun 1951
Strangers on a Train
Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller
A meek teller thinks he's killed his boss. He flees with a box of cash hoping for a new life with his younger mistress.
Top Billed Cast
Claude Rains Kees Popinga
Marius Goring Inspector Lucas
Märta Torén Michele Rozier
Anouk Aimée Jeanne
Herbert Lom Julius de Koster, Jr.
Lucie Mannheim Maria Popinga
Felix Aylmer Merkemans
Ferdy Mayne Louis
Eric Pohlmann Goin
Michael Nightingale Clerk
Gibb McLaughlin Julius de Koster Snr.
Joan St. Clair Frida Popinga
Robin Alalouf Karl Popinga
Michael Alain Train Conductor
Jean Deveaux Train Official
Roy Purcell Pierre
MacDonald Parke American Businessman
Mary Mackenzie Madame Lucas
Louis Matto Joie de Vivre Barman (uncredited)
Arthur Mallard (Uncredited)
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