The Saint Strikes Back( 1939)

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THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!

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.

Top Billed Cast

George Sanders
Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
Valerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jerome Cowan
Cullis
Barry Fitzgerald
Zipper Dyson
Neil Hamilton
Allan Breck
Robert Elliott
Chief Inspector Webster
Russell Hopton
Harry Donnell
Edward Gargan
Pinky Budd
Robert Strange
Police Commisioner
Gilbert Emery
Martin Eastman
James Burke
Headquarters Police Officer
Nella Walker
Mrs. Betty Fernack
Willie Best
Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Organ Grinder (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Plane Passenger (Uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
Gerald Hamer
Val's Butler (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Tom McGuire
Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
Ted Oliver
Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)
Ben Taggart
New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
Ray Turner
Porter at Airport (Uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tex Brodus
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Police Officer (Uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Fri Apr 25 2014

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 supposed female mob boss. John Twist's screenplay is tailor made for Sanders, ensuring he gets to play up the caddish rogue act with a tongue as sharp as a serpent. It's this aspect that lifts the film above average, the blend of comedy and mystery is deftly handled by Sanders. Support is good from Wendy Barrie, Jonath...