Skæbnens ironi was released in the year 1952。Skæbnens ironi is also called as The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By, The Paris Expr, Paris-Express, Pariisin pikajuna, Mannen som såg tågen gå förbi, Kursbuch des Satans, Illusione, Homme qui regardait passer les trains, der sich selbst nicht kannte。

Meak head clerk Kees Popinga realises at the same time as the police that owner De Koster has stripped his Dutch company clean because of his infatuation with Parisian girl Michelle. After a confrontation between the two men De Koster ends up dead and Popinga makes off to Paris with the remaining money. There he contacts Michelle, with the police in close pursuit.

Skæbnens ironi actors and actresses include Claude Rains, Eric Pohlmann。