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The Saint Strikes Back
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The Saint Strikes Back 1939 Directed by John Farrow

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

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Mystery
Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
Budget $128,000
Release Date 8 March 1939
64 mins
Cast
George Sanders
George Sanders Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie Valerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale Inspector Henry Fernack
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan Cullis
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald Zipper Dyson
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton Allan Breck
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott Chief Inspector Webster
Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton Harry Donnell
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan Pinky Budd
Robert Strange
Robert Strange Police Commisioner
Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery Martin Eastman
James Burke
James Burke Headquarters Police Officer
Nella Walker
Nella Walker Mrs. Betty Fernack
Willie Best
Willie Best Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Paul E. Burns Organ Grinder (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Jack Gargan Plane Passenger (Uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
Tristram Coffin Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Gerald Hamer Val's Butler (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
Robert Homans Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Howard M. Mitchell Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Ted Oliver Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
Ray Turner
Ray Turner Porter at Airport (Uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Dale Van Sickel Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Tex Brodus Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Bob Reeves Police Officer (Uncredited)
Crew
Director
John Farrow
John Farrow
Writer
John Twist
John Twist
Producer
Robert Sisk
Robert Sisk
Executive Producer
Lee S. Marcus
Lee S. Marcus
Cinematography
Frank Redman
Frank Redman
Editor
Jack Hively
Jack Hively
Original Writer
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Art Direction
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Costume Design
Renié
Renié
Music
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Part of The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection
The Saint in New York
The Saint in London
The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint Takes Over
The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint's Vacation
The Saint Meets the Tiger
The Saint's Return