The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
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- 1h 4min
- Crime, Drama
- 10 Mar 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.
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Cast verified as complete
| George Sanders | ... |
Simon Templar aka The Saint
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| Wendy Barrie | ... |
Val Travers
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| Jonathan Hale | ... |
Inspector Henry Fernack
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| Jerome Cowan | ... |
Cullis
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| Barry Fitzgerald | ... |
Zipper Dyson
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| Neil Hamilton | ... |
Allan Breck
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| Robert Elliott | ... |
Chief Inspector Webster
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| Russell Hopton | ... |
Harry Donnell
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| Edward Gargan | ... |
Pinky Budd
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| Robert Strange | ... |
Police Commisioner
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| Gilbert Emery | ... |
Martin Eastman
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| James Burke | ... |
Headquarters Police Officer
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| Nella Walker | ... |
Mrs. Betty Fernack
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| Willie Best | ... |
Algernon, Simon's Butler (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Paul E. Burns | ... |
Organ Grinder (uncredited)
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| Tristram Coffin | ... |
Second Newscaster (uncredited)
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| Kernan Cripps | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
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| Gerald Hamer | ... |
Val's Butler (uncredited)
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Policer Officer Moriarity (uncredited)
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| Tom McGuire | ... |
Policeman in Commissioner's Office (uncredited)
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| Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Police Captain Taylor (uncredited)
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| Frank O'Connor | ... |
Policeman with Cullis (uncredited)
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Ted Oliver | ... |
Police Forensic Scientist (uncredited)
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Tom Quinn | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Bob Reeves | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Ben Taggart | ... |
New York Detective Vance (uncredited)
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| Ray Turner | ... |
Porter at Airport (uncredited)
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| Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Farrow | ||
Written by
| John Twist | ... | (screenplay) |
| Leslie Charteris | ... | (novel "Angels Of Doom") |
| A.C. Edington | ... | (contributor to treatment) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Robert Sisk | ... | producer |
Music by
| Roy Webb | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Frank Redman | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Jack Hively | ||
Art Direction by
| Van Nest Polglase | ||
Costume Design by
| Renié | ... | (gowns) |
Production Management
| Lee S. Marcus | ... | production executive (as Lee Marcus) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Eddie Donahoe | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Albert S. D'Agostino | ... | associate art director (as Albert D'Agostino) |
Sound Department
| Earl A. Wolcott | ... | recordist |
Music Department
| Roy Webb | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- Kinografen (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1978) (Finland) (tv)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1996) (United States) (VHS) (Double bill with "The Saint in New York" on "The Saint Film Series, Vol. 1: 1938 - 1939")
- Turner Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS) (included with "Criminal Court" on double bill)
- Pan Vision (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc Pyhimys collection)
- Odeon Entertainment (2011) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (DVD-R included in 'The George Sanders Saint Movie Collection')
- 7flix (2023) (Australia) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (DVD package design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A disgraced policeman's daughter in San Francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime boss in her own right. But when Simon Templar helps her get away after a shooting in a night-club and subsequently chooses to bring down his old acquaintance Inspector Fernack from New York, the question as to who is on which side of the law becomes increasingly confused -- especially when the vital evidence, in the shape of eighty thousand stolen dollars, spends most of the film in the Saint's pocket! Written by Igenlode Wordsmith |
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| Taglines | THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills! (Print Ad-Ogdensburg Journal, ((Ogdensurg, NY)) 27 March 1939) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $128,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first film in the series to utilize the whistled "Saint Theme". The composer is unknown, but is held to be either Templar's creator Leslie Charteris or RKO's Roy Webb. See more » |
| Goofs | The airport at "Fort Worth" as indicated in this film, does not have towering hills as shown in the background. In reality, it's basically flat terrain as far as the eye can see. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by The Saint in London (1939). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Auld Lang Syne See more » |
| Quotes |
Val Travers:
Why are you telling *me* all this? Simon Templar, aka 'The Saint': Because... well... because I love you. But don't let's get sticky about it - I'm really a very shallow person. I also love fireflies, mocking-birds and pink sunsets. I think, however, that we could find each other more diverting than a pink sunset, don't you? See more » |