
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1939-03-08) |
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Screen: | John Twist, Leslie Charteris, A.C. Edington |
Productions: | RKO Radio Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 3361: George Sanders - Simon Templar
- 106089: Wendy Barrie - Valerie 'Val' Travers
- 12502: Jonathan Hale - Inspector Henry Fernack
- 14452: Jerome Cowan - Cullis
- 13820: Barry Fitzgerald - Zipper Dyson
- 27733: Neil Hamilton - Allan Breck
- 124855: Robert Elliott - Chief Inspector Webster
Crews
- 50300: John Farrow - Director - Directing
- 117721: Robert Sisk - Producer - Production
- 132535: Frank Redman - Director of Photography - Camera
- 133223: Leslie Charteris - Novel - Writing
- 100914: John Twist - Screenplay - Writing
- 127515: Jack Hively - Editor - Editing
- 38229: Renié - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Good. I'll compose a nice obituary for myself. George Sanders steps into the shoes of Simon Templar for the first time and beds himself in for a further four movies. The Saint Strikes Back is a complex little tale that takes The Saint to San Francisco and pitches him against a sup ....
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