The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)

The last words uttered by by a conscience-stricken crook dying on the Saint's front doorstep leads the detective in pursuit of gold smugglers and the master-crook know as the Tiger.

Director:

Paul L. Stein

Writers:

Leslie Charteris (novel), Leslie Arliss,

Stars:

Hugh Sinclair, Jean Gillie, Gordon McLeod

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Sinclair	...	Simon Templar (The Saint)
Jean Gillie	...	Pat Holm
Gordon McLeod	...	Insp. Claud Teal / Prof. Karn
Clifford Evans	...	Tidemarsh / The Tiger
Wylie Watson	...	Horace (Templar's butler)
Dennis Arundell	...	Lionel Bentley
Charles Victor	...	Bittle
Louise Hampton	...	Aunt Agatha Gurten
John Salew	...	Merridon (curator of the Baycome Museum)
Arthur Hambling	...	Police constable
Amy Veness	...	Mrs. Donald Jones
Claude Bailey	...	Donald Jones
Noel Dainton	...	Burton (Bentley's butler)
Eric Clavering	...	Frankie
Ben Williams	...	Joe Gallo

Storyline

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country.

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Plot Keywords:

the saint | smuggler | dead body falls through door | scotsman | rear projection | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Santo contra el Tigre

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio British Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although not the first screen appearance of Simon Templar, this film is based on the very first Saint novel.

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Goofs

After the row boat is filled up with what is supposedly heavy gold bars, the rowboat should sink down considerably in the water, but it doesn't.

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Quotes

Simon Templar: i'm sorry to arrive uninvited, but this is not a social call.

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Connections

Follows The Saint's Vacation (1941)

User Reviews

One breezy Saint

When you deposit a body on Simon Templar's doorstep what else can you expect but that the Saint will get involved. But on which side of the law?

In an opening that was taken from The Maltese Falcon when Captain Jacoby arrives on Sam Spade's door dying and with the falcon, Simon TEmplar has a similar experience and before long is involved in exposing a smuggling racket. He's got competition though, another master criminal called the Tiger, identity unknown, is also cutting himself in on the plans. We're not sure who's with who except that Scotland Yard has an undercover man as well.

This is the second of two films that Hugh Sinclair starred in as Simon Templar over in Great Britain. This one's not as good as the first though Sinclair makes one breezy Saint. The story line is kind of muddled though that could be bad editing.

For fans of the series only.