The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

Directed by Harold French
Not Rated
1952    76mCrime, Drama
6.320%5.8
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.
  • Claude RainsKees Popinga
  • Marius GoringInspector Lucas
  • Märta TorénMichele Rozier
  • Anouk AiméeJeanne
  • Herbert LomJulius de Koster, Jr.
  • Lucie MannheimMaria Popinga
  • Felix AylmerMerkemans
  • Ferdy MayneLouis
  • Eric PohlmannGoin
  • Michael NightingaleClerk
  • Gibb McLaughlinJulius de Koster Snr.
  • Joan St. ClairFrida Popinga
  • Robin AlaloufKarl Popinga
  • Michael AlainTrain Conductor
  • Jean DeveauxTrain Official
  • Roy PurcellPierre
  • MacDonald ParkeAmerican Businessman
  • Mary MackenzieMadame Lucas
  • Louis MattoJoie de Vivre Barman (uncredited)
  • Arthur Mallard(Uncredited)

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By Ratings & Reviews

  • nickelrideOctober 5, 2025
    Obscure an eneven little Film Noir.

 

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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By Trivia

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By was released on December 1, 1952.

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By was directed by Harold French.

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By has a runtime of 76 min.

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By was produced by Raymond Stross, Josef Shaftel.

The key characters in The Man Who Watched Trains Go By are Kees Popinga (Claude Rains), Inspector Lucas (Marius Goring), Michele Rozier (Märta Torén).

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By is rated Not Rated.

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By is a Crime, Drama film.

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By has an audience rating of 2 out of 10.

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