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Director:
Ben Holmes
Writers:
Leslie Charteris (novel)
Charles Kaufman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 June 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance more
Tagline:
Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!
Plot:
Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations. more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A Charming Contract Killer more
US TV Schedule:
Wed. July 2211:15 AMTCM   

Cast

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Louis Hayward ... Simon Templar, aka The Saint
Kay Sutton ... Fay Edwards
Sig Ruman ... Hutch Rellin (as Sig Rumann)
Jonathan Hale ... Inspector Henry Fernack

Jack Carson ... Red Jenks
Paul Guilfoyle ... Hymie Fanro
Frederick Burton ... William Valcross
Ben Welden ... Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff
Charles Halton ... Vincent Nather
Cliff Bragdon ... Sebastian Lipke, Taxi Driver
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Additional Details

Runtime:
69 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
UK:PG | Finland:K-11 | Sweden:(Banned) | USA:Approved (PCA #4157)

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A Charming Contract Killer, 3 May 2008
5/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

The first film adaption of Leslie Charteris's hero Simon Templar, aka The Saint finds The Saint In New York taking on the job of cleaning out organized crime in the big apple. As if Thomas E. Dewey wasn't doing enough around that time.

But I doubt Dewey would condone The Saint's methods. He's been put on retainer by an elite group of civic leaders concerned about rising crime rate. What they get is little more than a contract killer, albeit a charming one.

Louis Hayward plays The Saint and then left the role to return to it for one more go in the Fifties. I wish he had done a few more episodes in this film series.

What The Saint's been hired to do is eliminate one way or another a gang of six that control all the crime in New York City worth controlling. There's a seventh involved, but nobody knows who he is, he's an almost mythical figure known as the Big Fellow.

Given this is a B film with a limited cast there's not too much suspense involved and it's rather obvious who the mastermind is. Still this Saint film gets by on the considerable charm of Louis Hayward and it's easy to take.

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