The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Movie · NR · 64 min · ★ 5.7 · 60% critics
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.
Based on She Was a Lady
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-03-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (19 votes)
Themes
- the saint
Cast & crew
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
Directed by John Farrow