The Saint's Vacation (1941)

While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

Director:

Leslie Fenton

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (screenplay), Jeffrey Dell (screenplay),

Stars:

Hugh Sinclair, Sally Gray, Arthur Macrae

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Hugh Sinclair	...	Simon Templar, aka The Saint
Sally Gray	...	Mary Langdon
Arthur Macrae	...	Monty Hayward
Cecil Parker	...	Rudolph Hauser
Leueen MacGrath	...	Valerie (as Leueen Macgrath)
John Warwick	...	Gregory
Manning Whiley	...	Marko
Felix Aylmer	...	Charles Leighton
Ivor Barnard	...	Emil
Gordon McLeod	...	Inspector Teal

Storyline

An otherwise innocuous-looking music box is the coveted macguffin that provokes treachery, robbery, torture, murder, and a chase across the Continent involving one of Simon Templar's greatest nemeses, Rudolph Hauser. "The Saint" is aided by amiable sidekick Monty Hatward and spunky girl reporter Mary Langdon.

---

Plot Keywords:

music box | the saint | macguffin | vacation | murder | 

---

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

---

Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Férias do Santo

Filming Locations:

D&P Studios, Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio British Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The seventh of nine classic RKO movies featuring Simon Templar, The Saint.

---

Goofs

From the sets and scenery, it must be assumed that the main action of the film takes place in Switzerland. Since Switzerland is on the continent and the film is set in 1941, it seems most unlikely that of the three cars used during filming, two would be right-hand drive. All of mainland Europe drives on the left.

---

Quotes

Simon Templar, aka The Saint: Remember, no one is to go into that bathroom except over your dead body!
Monty Hayward: [after a double take] Dead body?

---

Connections

Followed by The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)

User Reviews

"The Saint" has no vacation from crime...

Entertaining little low-budget entry from Great Britain, it has HUGH SINCLAIR as "The Saint" involved immediately in getting hold of a music box that holds some sort of war secret--although the war itself is never actually named and kept strictly out of sight. SALLY GRAY makes a pleasant female lead, a newspaper reporter who is a lot braver than The Saint's sidekick, played by ARTHUR MACRAE in a most annoying manner. He makes Dr. Watson's Nigel Bruce look like a brain surgeon.

With some obvious studio backgrounds subbing for Switzerland locales, this caper moves along at a fast pace, filling every one of its one hour running time with story development that never lets up.

CECIL PARKER is a smooth villain, but the story has all the familiar ingredients we've come to expect in any Saint outing. The McGuffin is clearly the music box and the plot is kept simple with everyone's concentration on getting hold of it.

Summing up: Passes the time quickly and pleasantly, but Hugh Sinclair is no replacement for George Sanders, no matter how British he is.