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The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By   1952         N/R, 83 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery aka: Paris Express Director: Harold French   Cast: Claude Rains, Marius Goring, Marta Toren, Ferdy Mayne, Herbert Lom, Lucie Mannheim, Anouk Aimee, Eric Pohlmann, Felix Aylmer, Gibb McLaughlin, Michael Nightingale, Robin Alalouf, Joan St. Clair   A very honest man, Kees Popinga (Claude Rains), finds that his boss Julius de Koster, Jr. (Herbert Lom) has been stealing from their Dutch trading company to support his French mistress Michele (Marta Toren). Kees' solution: steal the money himself to prevent his boss from getting his hands on it. Kees does get the money and boards a trans-European train to Paris. After arriving in Paris, he manages to become entangled with Michele. And, of course, problems lie ahead through a series of twists and turns. Cast Claude Rains Kees Popinga Marius Goring Lucas Marta Toren Michele Ferdy Mayne Merkemans Herbert Lom Julius de Koster, Jr. Lucie Mannheim Mrs. Popinga Anouk Aimee Jeanne Eric Pohlmann Goin Felix Aylmer Merkemans Gibb McLaughlin Julius de Koster, Sr. Michael Nightingale Clerk Robin Alalouf Karl Popinga Joan St. Clair Frida Popinga