The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By
The Man Who Watched Trains Go By poster (U.S. title The Paris Express)
Directed by	Harold French
Produced by	David Berman Josef Shaftel Raymond Stross
Written by	Georges Simenon (novel) Paul Jerrico Harold French
Starring	Claude Rains Marius Goring Märta Torén
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Vera Campbell Arthur H. Nadel
Distributed by	Eros Films (UK) MacDonald Pictures (USA)
Release date	December 1952
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom / United States
Language	English

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).

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.