The Saint Strikes Back
THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!
1939 | 64m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | John Farrow |
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| Writer: | John Twist, Leslie Charteris |
| Staring: |
| Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 08, 1939 |
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| Director: | John Farrow |
| Writer: | John Twist, Leslie Charteris |
| Genres: | Romance, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | the saint |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $128,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| George Sanders | Simon Templar |
| Wendy Barrie | Valerie 'Val' Travers |
| Jonathan Hale | Inspector Henry Fernack |
| Jerome Cowan | Cullis |
| Barry Fitzgerald | Zipper Dyson |
| Neil Hamilton | Allan Breck |
| Robert Elliott | Chief Inspector Webster |
| Russell Hopton | Harry Donnell |
| Edward Gargan | Pinky Budd |
| Robert Strange | Police Commisioner |
| Gilbert Emery | Martin Eastman |
| James Burke | Headquarters Police Officer |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Betty Fernack |
| Willie Best | Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited) |
| Paul E. Burns | Organ Grinder (Uncredited) |
| Kernan Cripps | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | Plane Passenger (Uncredited) |
| Tris Coffin | Second Newscaster (Uncredited) |
| Gerald Hamer | Val's Butler (Uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited) |
| Howard M. Mitchell | Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited) |
| Ted Oliver | Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited) |
| Ben Taggart | New York Detective Vance (Uncredited) |
| Ray Turner | Porter at Airport (Uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Police Officer (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Twist | Screenplay |
| John Farrow | Director |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Roy Webb | Music Director |
| Renié | Costume Design |
| Jack Hively | Editor |
| Leslie Charteris | Novel |
| Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Earl A. Wolcott | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Sisk | Producer |
| Lee S. Marcus | Executive Producer |
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Good. I'll compose a nice obituary for myself. George Sanders steps into the shoes of Simon Templar for the first time and beds himself in for a further four movies. The Saint Strikes Back is a complex little tale that takes The Saint to San Francisco and pitches him against a supposed female mob ... boss. John Twist's screenplay is tailor made for Sanders, ensuring he gets to play up the caddish rogue act with a tongue as sharp as a serpent. It's this aspect that lifts the film above average, the blend of comedy and mystery is deftly handled by Sanders. Support is good from Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan and Barry Fitzgerald, while director John Farrow, without adding any stylish flourish, at least keeps the picture nice and brisk. 6/10