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Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.
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Willie Best
- Algernon, Simon's Butler
- (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
- Organ Grinder
- (uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
- Second Newscaster
- (uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John Twist
- Leslie Charteris
- A.C. Edington(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe Saint looks up Martin Eastman's address in a directory. Eastman's entry precedes that of someone called Earle, which of course it should follow in alphabetical order.
- 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?
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Saint in London (1939)
Featured review
George Sanders a stylish Saint
Who is the Saint? "Well, not the man who knows everything, just the man who knows the important things."
George Sanders is the mysterious, charming and dangerous Simon Templar: "You're important to me—that's why I know you," he explains to an annoyed Wendy Barrie, whom he has just forcibly escorted from a nightclub—moments before the cops arrive to investigate a murder.
Sanders is perfect as the Saint: a droll wit, a cad, an underdog, a shrewd tactician who is not afraid to take a risk. And that Sanders voice!
Wendy Barrie is also fine as the hard-edged daughter of a policeman. Her father was framed by a fellow cop and died in disgrace; Barrie is out to exact some revenge for her father by stirring up trouble for the department. Sanders explains her plot nicely to the investigating officers: "She thinks he got a dirty deal from the police so she's enlisted a bunch of second rate crooks to annoy you."
The Saint is on the scene as one who always takes an interest in rooting out corruption; in this case, his sense of adventure and interest in justice have brought him all the way to San Francisco.
The supporting cast includes great character actors who all do their jobs: Jerome Cowan is a cop who's obviously mixed up in the dirty business somehow; Neil Hamilton is another detective; Barry Fitzgerald is "Zipper," a small time crook impressed with Sanders' style ("I never seen such a cop").
Jonathan Hale is again on hand as Inspector Fernack, the old pro who has had dealings with Templar in the past. His relationship with the Saint is of course complicated—one minute he is sticking up for Templar's motives and methods, not much later he is (momentarily) convinced that Templar is the mastermind behind the whole San Francisco setup.
Besides the great cast, this film features a strong script and is beautifully photographed—a very classy B mystery.
George Sanders is the mysterious, charming and dangerous Simon Templar: "You're important to me—that's why I know you," he explains to an annoyed Wendy Barrie, whom he has just forcibly escorted from a nightclub—moments before the cops arrive to investigate a murder.
Sanders is perfect as the Saint: a droll wit, a cad, an underdog, a shrewd tactician who is not afraid to take a risk. And that Sanders voice!
Wendy Barrie is also fine as the hard-edged daughter of a policeman. Her father was framed by a fellow cop and died in disgrace; Barrie is out to exact some revenge for her father by stirring up trouble for the department. Sanders explains her plot nicely to the investigating officers: "She thinks he got a dirty deal from the police so she's enlisted a bunch of second rate crooks to annoy you."
The Saint is on the scene as one who always takes an interest in rooting out corruption; in this case, his sense of adventure and interest in justice have brought him all the way to San Francisco.
The supporting cast includes great character actors who all do their jobs: Jerome Cowan is a cop who's obviously mixed up in the dirty business somehow; Neil Hamilton is another detective; Barry Fitzgerald is "Zipper," a small time crook impressed with Sanders' style ("I never seen such a cop").
Jonathan Hale is again on hand as Inspector Fernack, the old pro who has had dealings with Templar in the past. His relationship with the Saint is of course complicated—one minute he is sticking up for Templar's motives and methods, not much later he is (momentarily) convinced that Templar is the mastermind behind the whole San Francisco setup.
Besides the great cast, this film features a strong script and is beautifully photographed—a very classy B mystery.
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- csteidler
- Jun 23, 2012
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- The Saint Strikes Twice
- Filming locations
- San Francisco, California, USA(establishing shots, backgrounds, archive footage)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $128,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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