The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

193964 min
5.6/10
MysteryCrime

Plot Summary

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 (30)

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

🎬Crew

Director

John Farrow

Writers

John Twist

Producers

Robert Sisk, Lee S. Marcus

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🏷️Keywords

the saint

💬Reviews (1)

J

John Chard

4/25/2014

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 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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Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures