The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) is a crime drama film, based on the 1938 novel by Georges Simenon and released in the United Kingdom with an all-European cast, including Claude Rains in the lead role of Kees Popinga, who is infatuated with Michele Rozier (Märta Torén). The film was released in the United States in 1953 under the title The Paris Express. It was directed by Harold French. This was Rains' seventh film in color, his first being Gold Is Where You Find It (1938).

Contents

• Plot
• Cast
• References

Plot

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

Cast

Claude Rains as Kees Popinga

Marius Goring as Lucas

Märta Torén as Michele Rozier

Ferdy Mayne as Louis

Herbert Lom as Julius de Koster, Jr.

Lucie Mannheim as Maria Popinga

Anouk Aimée as Jeanne

Eric Pohlmann as Goin

Felix Aylmer as Mr. Merkemans

Gibb McLaughlin as Julius de Koster, Sr.

Michael Nightingale as Popinga's Clerk