The Saint Takes Over (1940)
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.
- Released
- 1940-06-07
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jack Hively, Leslie Charteris, Lynn Root, Frank Fenton
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 from 14 votes
Cast
- George Sanders as Simon Templar
- Wendy Barrie as Ruth Summers
- Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack
- Paul Guilfoyle as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
- Morgan Conway as Sam Reese
- Robert Emmett Keane as Leo Sloan
- Cy Kendall as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
- James Burke as Patrolman Mike
- Robert Middlemass as Captain Wade
- Roland Drew as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
- Nella Walker as Lucy Fernack
- Pierre Watkin as Ben Egan
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