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The Saint Takes Over

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1940-06-07

Runtime: 69 mins

Director: Jack Hively

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Original title: The Saint Takes Over

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Simon Templar

George Sanders

Ruth Summers

Wendy Barrie

Inspector Henry Fernack

Jonathan Hale

Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

Paul Guilfoyle

Sam Reese

Morgan Conway

Leo Sloan

Robert Emmett Keane

Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

Cy Kendall

Patrolman Mike

James Burke

Captain Wade

Robert Middlemass

Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks

Roland Drew

Lucy Fernack

Nella Walker

Ben Egan

Pierre Watkin

Shipboard Card Player

William Bakewell

Customs Inspector

Joseph E. Bernard

The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection

3.2

The Saint in New York

1938-05-25

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2.8

The Saint in London

1939-06-30

Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered a

2.9

The Saint In Palm Springs

1941-01-24

George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint

2.8

The Saint Strikes Back

1939-03-08

Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman wh

2.9

The Saint's Double Trouble

1940-01-26

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of

3.2

The Saint Takes Over

1940-06-07

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the a

2.8

The Saint's Vacation

1941-05-09

While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

2.6

The Saint Meets the Tiger

1941-12-08

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies,

2.9

The Saint's Return

1953-10-12

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

Reviews

Geronimo1967

When a police inspector is suspended on suspicion of fraud, it falls to his eponymous friend (George Sanders) to get to the bottom of things. It seems "Fernack" (Jonathan Hale) was found with $50,000 in his safe! Conclusive? Well soon our sleuth discovers that there is a cabal of five hoodlums determined to ruin his friend. Well they are, until, suddenly they themselves start dropping like flies. Are they betraying each other or is someone on the outside seeking revenge? "Templar" assisted by his police buddy, the not entirely trustworthy safecracker "Gates" (Paul Guilfoyle) and the slightly enigmatic "Ruth" (Wendy Barrie) who has penchant for roses must now identify and expose the culprit. Sanders was always good as the debonair, considered, detective who uses the minimum of brute force to apprehend his foes. Here the story is quite well written with a few red herrings and just enough intrigue to keep it interesting for just over an hour. Of course there's no jeopardy, but the denouement has a degree of sophistication to it that I found quite fun.

2023-12-01

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