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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952)

A Non-Stop Suspense Thriller

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Harold French
Writer : Harold French, Paul Jarrico

Synopsis

A meek teller thinks he's killed his boss. He flees with a box of cash hoping for a new life with his younger mistress.

Actors

Claude Rains
Claude Rains
Kees Popinga
Marius Goring
Marius Goring
Inspector Lucas
Märta Torén
Märta Torén
Michele Rozier
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne
Louis
Herbert Lom
Herbert Lom
Julius de Koster, Jr.
Lucie Mannheim
Lucie Mannheim
Maria Popinga
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
Jeanne
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Merkemans
Eric Pohlmann
Eric Pohlmann
Goin
Michael Nightingale
Michael Nightingale
Clerk
Joan St. Clair
Joan St. Clair
Frida Popinga
Robin Alalouf
Robin Alalouf
Karl Popinga
Michael Alain
Michael Alain
Train Conductor
Jean Deveaux
Jean Deveaux
Train Official
Roy Purcell
Roy Purcell
Pierre
MacDonald Parke
MacDonald Parke
American Businessman
Mary Mackenzie
Mary Mackenzie
Madame Lucas
Louis Matto
Louis Matto
Joie de Vivre Barman (uncredited)
Arthur Mallard
Arthur Mallard
(Uncredited)
Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan
Joie de Vivre Patron (uncredited)
Charles Wood
Charles Wood
Chess Player (uncredited)

Crews

Harold French
Harold French
Director
Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon
Novel
Harold French
Harold French
Screenplay
Paul Jarrico
Paul Jarrico
Screenplay
Fred Mannin
Fred Mannin
Scenic Artist
Fred Ryan
Fred Ryan
Boom Operator
Raymond Stross
Raymond Stross
Producer
David Berman
David Berman
Associate Producer
Josef Shaftel
Josef Shaftel
Producer
Benjamin Frankel
Benjamin Frankel
Music
Otto Heller
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Vera Campbell
Vera Campbell
Editor
Paul Sheriff
Paul Sheriff
Art Direction

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