The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

A small-town clerk named Kees Popinga becomes involved in a scandal involving embezzlement, fraud, and a mysterious woman named Michele Rozier, leading to his downfall due to his greed and lust. The Man Who Watched Trains Go By is a 1952 English-language Crime Drama motion picture starring Claude Rains, Marius Goring, M Rta Tor N, Märta Torén, Herbert Lom, Anouk Aimée and Charles Wood. The movie is inspired from novel L Homme qui regardait passer les trains by Georges Simenon. Raymond Stross Productions in association with Josef Shaftel Productions Inc. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Josef Shaftel, Raymond Stross and David Berman. The movie is directed by Harold French. Eros Films acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Man Who Watched Trains Go By was released on 4th May 1953 and takes a screen time of 82 minutes. The screenplay for the movie was written by Harold French and Paul Jarrico. Cinematography was done by Otto Heller and editing by Vera Campbell and Arthur H. Nadel. The music was composed by Benjamin Frankel.