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The Saint in New York( 1938)

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Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!

Overview

A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Louis Hayward

      Simon Templar

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      Kay Sutton

      Fay Edwards

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      Sig Ruman

      Hutch Rellin

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      Jonathan Hale

      Inspector Henry Fernack

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      Jack Carson

      Red Jenks

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      Paul Guilfoyle

      Hymie Fanro

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      Frederick Burton

      William Valcross

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      Ben Welden

      Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff

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      Charles Halton

      Vincent Nather

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      Cliff Bragdon

      Sebastian Lipke

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      Jay Adler

      Eddie (Uncredited)

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      George Anderson

      Bonacci (Uncredited)

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      Leon Belasco

      Driver (Uncredited)

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      Stanley Blystone

      Policeman at the Zoo (Uncredited)

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      Harry Depp

      Shooting Witness (Uncredited)

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      Lester Dorr

      Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)

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      Paul Fix

      Phil Farrell (Uncredited)

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      Jack Gargan

      Airline Official (Uncredited)

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      George Irving

      Judge (Uncredited)

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      Richard Lane

      Dispatcher (Uncredited)

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      Edward LeSaint

      Citizens Committee Member (Uncredited)

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      Rollo Lloyd

      Bartender (Uncredited)

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      Torben Meyer

      German Police Prefect (Uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Speakeasy Patron (Uncredited)

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      Frank O'Connor

      Court Bailiff (Uncredited)

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      Lee Phelps

      Detective Kestry (Uncredited)

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      Tom Quinn

      Thug Door Guard (Uncredited)

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      Julian Rivero

      San Marco Police Commandant (Uncredited)

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      Frank M. Thomas

      Prosecutor (Uncredited)

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      Anthony Warde

      Maury Yule (Uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Apr 12 2014
    I'm such a hero I hardly recognise myself. So it begins, the start of the realisation of Leslie Charteris' literary creation, one Simon Templar, AKA: The Saint. And it's a good start to be sure. Templar here is played by Louis Hayward, all smirky confidence, lithe and deadly, Templar is "hired" by some big city suits to snuff out New York's baddies who have in turn been snuffing out policemen and getting away with it. He's deadly, has a quip on the tongue and laughs in the face of danger, and of course he can charm the ladies as well. He gets into scrapes, meaning we get to enjoy his many...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • the saint