Simon Templar
George Sanders
Simon Templar
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!”
5.6
1939
1h 4m
MysteryCrime
Director: John Farrow
Overview
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.
Cast
Valerie 'Val' Travers
Wendy Barrie
Valerie 'Val' Travers
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Cullis
Jerome Cowan
Cullis
Zipper Dyson
Barry Fitzgerald
Zipper Dyson
Allan Breck
Neil Hamilton
Allan Breck
Chief Inspector Webster
Robert Elliott
Chief Inspector Webster
Harry Donnell
Russell Hopton
Harry Donnell
Pinky Budd
Edward Gargan
Pinky Budd
Police Commisioner
Robert Strange
Police Commisioner
Martin Eastman
Gilbert Emery
Martin Eastman
Headquarters Police Officer
James Burke
Headquarters Police Officer
Reviews
John Chard
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
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