The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-03-08
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- John Farrow, John Twist
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- George Sanders as Simon Templar
- Wendy Barrie as Valerie 'Val' Travers
- Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack
- Jerome Cowan as Cullis
- Barry Fitzgerald as Zipper Dyson
- Neil Hamilton as Allan Breck
- Robert Elliott as Chief Inspector Webster
- Russell Hopton as Harry Donnell
- Edward Gargan as Pinky Budd
- Robert Strange as Police Commisioner
- Gilbert Emery as Martin Eastman
- James Burke as Headquarters Police Officer
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