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.| Status: | Released (1940-06-07) |
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| Screen: | Leslie Charteris, Lynn Root, Frank Fenton |
| 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 - Ruth Summers
- 12502: Jonathan Hale - Inspector Henry Fernack
- 104714: Paul Guilfoyle - Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
- 120760: Morgan Conway - Sam Reese
- 103501: Robert Emmett Keane - Leo Sloan
- 119258: Cy Kendall - Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
Crews
- 127515: Jack Hively - Director - Directing
- 133339: Howard Benedict - Producer - Production
- 132535: Frank Redman - Director of Photography - Camera
- 103945: Lee S. Marcus - Executive Producer - Production
- 78389: Desmond Marquette - Editor - Editing
- 133223: Leslie Charteris - Creator - Crew
- 133337: Lynn Root - Screenplay - Writing
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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 fiv ....
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