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The Saint in New York (1938)

APPROVED 69 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   3 June 1938 (USA)
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Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations.

Director:

Ben Holmes

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (novel), Charles Kaufman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Louis Hayward Louis Hayward ...
Kay Sutton Kay Sutton ...
Fay Edwards
Sig Ruman Sig Ruman ...
Hutch Rellin (as Sig Rumann)
Jonathan Hale Jonathan Hale ...
Jack Carson ...
Red Jenks
Paul Guilfoyle Paul Guilfoyle ...
Hymie Fanro
Frederick Burton Frederick Burton ...
William Valcross
Ben Welden Ben Welden ...
Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff
Charles Halton Charles Halton ...
Vincent Nather
Cliff Bragdon Cliff Bragdon ...
Sebastian Lipke, Taxi Driver
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Storyline

Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations. Written by SM <smortens@ix.netcom.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

The Saint | Attempted Murder | Disguise | Gunshot Wound | Tiger  | See more »

Taglines:

The Man whose Daring Deeds made daily Headlines in His One Man War on Crime! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Helgonet i New York See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

At one point, Louis Hayward as the Saint would refer to himself as "a lone wolf." In 1954, Hayward would play The Lone Wolf in a TV series. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Templar speaks the cabby's phone number, then dials it. It's Columbus 5-1098; on a rotary dial phone, 0, 9 and 8 are all full or nearly full turns of the dial, but when he dials it, it's all small turns until the last digit. See more »

Quotes

Simon Templar, aka The Saint: [flags down cab which brakes hard. Leans in] I smell burning rubber.
Sebastian Lipke, Taxi Driver: Best brakes in town, Boss, where to?
Simon Templar, aka The Saint: [Gets in] 49th, near 8th.
[reads taxi license on back of seat]
Simon Templar, aka The Saint: Just forget about those lights, Sebastian.
Sebastian Lipke, Taxi Driver: [looks back] Say, I know you!
Simon Templar, aka The Saint: Why shouldn't you? My life's an open book.
Sebastian Lipke, Taxi Driver: [looks back again] Why, you're the Saint! I seen your picture in tonight's paper!
Simon Templar, aka The Saint: Terrible picture. Made me look like Tarzan.
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Connections

Referenced in The Saint Strikes Back (1939) See more »