The Saint Strikes Back

1939 PG-13 1h 4m

5.7 / 10 19

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5.7/10

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Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

Director John Farrow

Writers

Leslie Charteris John Twist

Stars

George Sanders Wendy Barrie Jonathan Hale

George Sanders

Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie

Valerie 'Val' Travers

Jonathan Hale

Inspector Henry Fernack

Chief Inspector Webster

Headquarters Police Officer

Nella Walker

Mrs. Betty Fernack

Willie Best

Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Organ Grinder (Uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Plane Passenger (Uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Second Newscaster (Uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

Val's Butler (Uncredited)

Robert Homans

Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)

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Ted Oliver

Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)

Ben Taggart

New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)

Ray Turner

Porter at Airport (Uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

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Tex Brodus

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

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Tom Quinn

Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Police Officer (Uncredited)

Mystery Crime

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John Chard 25 Apr 2014

6/10

Good. I'll compose a nice obituary for myself. George Sanders steps into the shoes of Simon Templar for the first time and beds himself in for a further four movies. The Saint Strikes Back is a complex little tale that takes The Saint to San Francisco and pitches him against a supposed female mob boss. John Twist's screenplay is tailor made for Sanders, ensuring he gets to play up the caddish r...