The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime
  • Release Date: 1939-03-08
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Farrow
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From 13 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • George Sanders

    as Simon Templar
  • Wendy Barrie

    as Valerie 'Val' Travers
  • Jonathan Hale

    as Inspector Henry Fernack
  • Jerome Cowan

    as Cullis
  • Barry Fitzgerald

    as Zipper Dyson
  • Neil Hamilton

    as Allan Breck
  • Robert Elliott

    as Chief Inspector Webster
  • Russell Hopton

    as Harry Donnell
  • Edward Gargan

    as Pinky Budd
  • Robert Strange

    as Police Commisioner
  • Gilbert Emery

    as Martin Eastman
  • James Burke

    as Headquarters Police Officer
  • Nella Walker

    as Mrs. Betty Fernack
  • Willie Best

    as Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
  • Paul E. Burns

    as Organ Grinder (Uncredited)
  • Kernan Cripps

    as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
  • Jack Gargan

    as Plane Passenger (Uncredited)
  • Tris Coffin

    as Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
  • Gerald Hamer

    as Val's Butler (Uncredited)
  • Robert Homans

    as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
  • Tom McGuire

    as Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)
  • Howard M. Mitchell

    as Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited)
  • Frank O'Connor

    as Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
  • Ted Oliver

    as Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)
  • Ben Taggart

    as New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
  • Ray Turner

    as Porter at Airport (Uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel

    as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
  • Tex Brodus

    as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
  • Tom Quinn

    as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
  • Bob Reeves

    as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Writing John Twist Screenplay
Camera Frank Redman Director of Photography
Editing Jack Hively Editor
Directing John Farrow Director
Writing Leslie Charteris Novel
Production Robert Sisk Producer
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Art Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Crew Earl A. Wolcott Sound Recordist
Production Lee S. Marcus Executive Producer
Sound Roy Webb Music Director

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