27 Jun 1951
Strangers on a Train
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
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.
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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