The Saint Takes Over
Labeled for DEATH!
Overview
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.
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
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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
William Bakewell
Shipboard Card Player
Joseph E. Bernard
Customs Inspector
Charles Dorety
Ship Steward
Lester Dorr
Welcoming Committee Man
Arthur Loft
Detective Grady
Paul McVey
Detective Phillips
Jack Perrin
Customs Officer
Bob Reeves
Police Officer
Crew
- Director
- Jack Hively
- Writers
- Lynn Root,Frank Fenton
- Producers
- Howard Benedict,Lee S. Marcus
- Cinematography
- Frank Redman
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CinemaSerf
December 1, 2023
When a police inspector is suspended on suspicion of fraud, it falls to his eponymous friend (George Sanders) to get to the bottom of things. It seems "Fernack" (Jonathan Hale) was found with $50,000 in his safe! Conclusive? Well soon our sleuth discovers that there is a cabal of five hoodlums determined to ruin his friend. Well they are, until, suddenly they themselves start dropping like flies. Are they betraying each other or is someone on the outside seeking revenge? "Templar" assisted by hi…