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The Saint Takes Over

Dir. Jack Hively·1940·1h 9m

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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The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over (1940)

Jack Hively

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1h 9m
Cross-source blend ~67/100

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Countries

United States of America

Ratings

TMDB users

6.7/10

13 votes

Rating consensus

67/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~67/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

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 (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

James Burke

Patrolman Mike

Robert Middlemass

Captain Wade

Roland Drew

Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks

Nella Walker

Lucy Fernack

Pierre Watkin

Ben Egan

In “The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection”

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