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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

"A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller"

6.0/10 1h 22m Dec 01, 1952
Crime Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Kees Popinga
Popularity: 6.7
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Inspector Lucas
Popularity: 2.8
Märta Torén
Märta Torén
Michele Rozier
Popularity: 0.7
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
Jeanne
Popularity: 0.9
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Julius de Koster, Jr.
Popularity: 2.7
Lucie Mannheim
Lucie Mannheim
Maria Popinga
Popularity: 1.5
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Merkemans
Popularity: 0.3
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
Louis
Popularity: 1.1
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
Goin
Popularity: 2.5
Michael Nightingale
Michael Nightingale
Clerk
Popularity: 1.3
Gibb McLaughlin
Gibb McLaughlin
Julius de Koster Snr.
Popularity: 0.3
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Joan St. Clair
Frida Popinga
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Editor Vera Campbell, Peter R. Hunt
Producer Josef Shaftel, Raymond Stross
Director Harold French
Screenplay Paul Jarrico, Harold French

Production

Josef Shaftel Productions
US
Raymond Stross Productions
GB

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

british noir

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Sep 9, 2022

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 re ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 1, 1952
Runtime 1h 22m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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