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The Saint Strikes Back
From RKO Radio Pictures
THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!
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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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Cast & crew
Directed by John Farrow
George SandersSimon Templar
Wendy BarrieValerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan HaleInspector Henry Fernack
Jerome CowanCullis
Barry FitzgeraldZipper Dyson
Neil HamiltonAllan Breck
Robert ElliottChief Inspector Webster
Russell HoptonHarry Donnell
Edward GarganPinky Budd
Robert StrangePolice Commisioner
Gilbert EmeryMartin Eastman
James BurkeHeadquarters Police OfficerIn this series · The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures)
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John ChardApr 25, 2014
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 fi… Read more
lm 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