The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over

69 mins | Crime, Mystery | June 7, 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.

The Saint Takes Over

69 mins | Crime, Mystery | June 7, 1940

The Saint Takes Over
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Saint Takes Over
Directors Jack Hively
Writers Lynn Root, Frank Fenton

Cast

George Sanders

as Simon Templar / The Saint

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

William Bakewell

as Shipboard Card Player

Joseph E. Bernard

as Customs Inspector

Ralph Brooks

as Nightclub Patron

Ray Cooke

as Porter

Charles Dorety

as Ship Steward

Lester Dorr

as Welcoming Committee Man

Arthur Loft

as Detective Grady

Paul McVey

as Detective Phillips

Edmund Mortimer

as Nightclub Patron

George Noisom

as Newsboy

Jack Perrin

as Customs Officer

Tom Quinn

as Nightclub Patron

Bob Reeves

as Police Officer

Larry Steers

as Nightclub Patron

Sammy Stein

as Hood

Charles Sullivan

as Bartender

Edward Thomas

as Bartender

Theodore von Eltz

as Shipboard Card Cheat

Larry Wheat

as Nightclub Patron