The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller

A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company funds but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.

1952

1h 22min

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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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