The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over (1940)

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  • Genre: Crime, Mystery
  • Release Date: 1940-06-07
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 9min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jack Hively
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Summary

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.

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  • George Sanders

    as Simon Templar
  • Wendy Barrie

    as Ruth Summers
  • Jonathan Hale

    as Inspector Henry Fernack
  • Paul Guilfoyle

    as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
  • Morgan Conway

    as Sam Reese
  • Robert Emmett Keane

    as Leo Sloan
  • Cy Kendall

    as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
  • James Burke

    as Patrolman Mike
  • Robert Middlemass

    as Captain Wade
  • Roland Drew

    as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
  • Nella Walker

    as Lucy Fernack
  • Pierre Watkin

    as Ben Egan
  • William Bakewell

    as Shipboard Card Player
  • Joseph E. Bernard

    as Customs Inspector
  • Ralph Brooks

    as Nightclub Patron
  • Ray Cooke

    as Porter
  • Charles Dorety

    as Ship Steward
  • Lester Dorr

    as Welcoming Committee Man
  • Arthur Loft

    as Detective Grady
  • Paul McVey

    as Detective Phillips
  • Edmund Mortimer

    as Nightclub Patron
  • George Noisom

    as Newsboy
  • Jack Perrin

    as Customs Officer
  • Tom Quinn

    as Nightclub Patron
  • Bob Reeves

    as Police Officer
  • Larry Steers

    as Nightclub Patron
  • Sammy Stein

    as Hood
  • Charles Sullivan

    as Bartender
  • Edward Thomas

    as Bartender
  • Theodore von Eltz

    as Shipboard Card Cheat
  • Larry Wheat

    as Nightclub Patron
Directing Jack Hively Director
Writing Lynn Root Screenplay
Camera Frank Redman Director of Photography
Editing Desmond Marquette Editor
Production Howard Benedict Producer
Writing Frank Fenton Screenplay
Production Lee S. Marcus Executive Producer
Crew Leslie Charteris Creator
Art Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Crew Earl A. Wolcott Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Renié Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Artist

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