The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller

5.919521h 22m

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Crime

Drama

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1952-12-01

Runtime1h 22m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited Kingdom

Keywords

british noir

Videos

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Trailer

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) "Long Live de Koster's Clerk!" Clip - w/Claude Rains

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Cast & Crew

Claude Rains

as Kees Popinga

Marius Goring

as Inspector Lucas

Märta Torén

as Michele Rozier

Anouk Aimée

as Jeanne

Herbert Lom

as Julius de Koster, Jr.

Lucie Mannheim

as Maria Popinga

Felix Aylmer

as Merkemans

Ferdy Mayne

as Louis

Eric Pohlmann

as Goin

Michael Nightingale

as Clerk

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Sep 9, 2022

6/10

Claude Rains ("Mr. Popinga") discovers that his boss (Herbert Lom) has been fiddling the books, and so bankrupting his company - so he can abscond to Paris with his fancy woman. When he catches his employer in the act of burning his ledgers, the two have a contretemps near a canal that has tragic results. Instead of Lom, it is Rains who heads to Pa…

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