The Saint Takes Over (1940)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Plot.
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
George Sanders
Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
Ruth Summers
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Paul Guilfoyle
Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Morgan Conway
Sam Reese
Robert Emmett Keane
Leo Sloan
Cy Kendall
Max Bremer
James Burke
Patrolman Mike
Nella Walker
Lucy Fernack
Robert Middlemass
Captain Wade
Pierre Watkin
Ben Egan
Roland Drew
Albert 'Rocky' Weldon
William Bakewell
Shipboard Card Player
Jack Hively
Director
Leslie Charteris
Writer
Joseph E. Bernard
Customs Inspector
Lynn Root
Writer
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron
Francis Fenton
Writer
Ray Cooke
Porter
Howard Benedict
Producer
Charles Dorety
Ship Steward
Frank Redman
Cinematographer
Lester Dorr
Welcoming Committee Man
Arthur Loft
Detective Grady
Desmond Marquette
Editor
Paul McVey
Detective Phillips
Edmund Mortimer
Nightclub Patron
George Noisom
Newsboy
Jack Perrin
Customs Officer
Tom Quinn
Nightclub Patron
Bob Reeves
Police Officer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth of eight films in RKO's film series about Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders played Templar for the fourth time. Sanders made one more Saint picture the following year. Wendy Barrie played his latest romantic interest, in her second of three appearances in the Saint film series (playing a different character each time).
The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection.
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