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The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

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

Genre : Crime, Mystery, Romance

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : John Farrow
Writer : John Twist

Synopsis

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.

Actors

George Sanders
George Sanders
The Saint / 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)
Tris Coffin
Tris 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)

Crews

John Farrow
John Farrow
Director
Leslie Charteris
Leslie Charteris
Novel
John Twist
John Twist
Screenplay
Robert Sisk
Robert Sisk
Producer
Frank Redman
Frank Redman
Director of Photography
Jack Hively
Jack Hively
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Earl A. Wolcott
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound Recordist
Lee S. Marcus
Lee S. Marcus
Executive Producer
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
Music Director
Renié
Renié
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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