Leslie Charteris

Birth : 1907-05-12, Singapore

Death : 1993-04-15

Movies

The Saint
Characters
International master thief, Simon Templar, also known as The Saint, is asked by a desperate rich man to find his kidnapped daughter. However, in addition to evading the authorities, Simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past.
The Saint
Characters
Simon Templar (The Saint), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
The Saint: The Software Murders
Writer
From his home in California, Simon's friend Jack is investigating the deaths of three prominent scientists. Shortly after making an important discovery, Jack is murdered, and the killer threatens to come after Simon.
The Saint: The Big Bang
Writer
Simon Templar and a newswoman track down the front man for a deadly corporate takeover.
The Saint: Fear in Fun Park
Writer
The Saint: The Blue Dulac
Writer
Simon Templar uses twin sisters and a rare Russian necklace to trap a ruthless American in Paris.
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
Writer
Sleuth Simon Templar ties a London baby's kidnapping to a black-market baby ring based in Brazil.
The Saint in Manhattan
Characters
Simon Templar returns to New York via Concorde and is feeling restless, until a note from an old flame surfaces. This TV movie was an unsold pilot for an attempted series revival.
The Fiction Makers
Original Series Creator
Simon Templar is hired by a friend in the book publishing trade to protect one of his stars, a secretive recluse named Amos Klein who writes a popular (and lucrative) series of adventure novels about a manly and suave spy.
Le Saint prend l'affût
Characters
Oscar Chartier plays a dangerous double game by selling secret plans to the German and American secret services, to ensure a comfortable future for his daughter, Sophie. But the plans are fake and Chartier decides to get help from his good friend Simon Templar.
The Dance of Death
Characters
On his journey through USA, Simon Templar, alias 'the Saint', landed in Palm Springs. After arrival, Simon is offered a job as a bodyguard of a millionaire who is threatened with death.
The Dance of Death
Story
On his journey through USA, Simon Templar, alias 'the Saint', landed in Palm Springs. After arrival, Simon is offered a job as a bodyguard of a millionaire who is threatened with death.
The Saint's Return
Story
A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.
Two Smart People
Screenplay
Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.
River Gang
Screenplay
An orphan girl lives with apparently kind uncle who turns out to be a murderer.
Lady on a Train
Story
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.
The Saint Meets the Tiger
Novel
A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country. Written by Doug Sederberg
The Saint's Vacation
Story
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
The Saint's Vacation
Screenplay
While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.
The Saint In Palm Springs
Story
George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint," in The Saint in Palm Springs. The gimmick in this one is a set of rare stamps, smuggled from England. Wendy Barrie is the true heir to this treasure, and the Saint is engaged to protect her and the stamps. Our hero meets Barrie in a posh Palm Springs resort, where a gang of homicidal thieves have converged to relieve the girl of her inheritance. Three murders and one kidnapping attempt later, the villains are foiled by the Saint, with the aid of his onetime partner in crime Pearly Gates (Paul Guilfoyle). The Saint in Palm Springs is the sixth in RKO's series of films based on the character created by Leslie Charteris.
The Saint Takes Over
Creator
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.
The Saint's Double Trouble
Novel
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
The Saint in London
Story
Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds. He is aided reluctantly by Scotland Yard inspector Teal, who's convinced that Templar himself pulled off the heist, and less reluctantly by light-fingered Dugan and dizzy socialite Penny Parker.
The Saint Strikes Back
Novel
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.
The Saint in New York
Novel
A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.
Midnight Club
Screenplay
With a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has Scotland Yard baffled. Commissioner Hope (Sir Guy Standing) sends two of his officers (Billy Bevan and Charles McNaughton) to the Midnight Club to check up on a couple of shady characters - Colin Grant (Clive Brook) and Arthur Bradley (Allan Mowbray) and a girl, Iris Witney (Helen Vinson). There have been a number of jewel robberies around town recently, but, unknown to the police, these three have the perfect alibis!!! They have found "doubles", and while they are out committing the robberies, their doubles spend the night at the club, confusing the two officers who are on their tail.
The Saint
Characters
Simon Templar creates false identities named after saints in order to steal money from various criminal organizations and redistribute the wealth to others.