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The Saint Takes Over( 1940)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      George Sanders

      Simon Templar

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      Wendy Barrie

      Ruth Summers

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      Jonathan Hale

      Inspector Henry Fernack

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      Paul Guilfoyle

      Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

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      Morgan Conway

      Sam Reese

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      Robert Emmett Keane

      Leo Sloan

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      Cy Kendall

      Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

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      James Burke

      Patrolman Mike

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      Robert Middlemass

      Captain Wade

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      Roland Drew

      Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks

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      Nella Walker

      Lucy Fernack

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      Pierre Watkin

      Ben Egan

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      William Bakewell

      Shipboard Card Player

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      Joseph E. Bernard

      Customs Inspector

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      Ralph Brooks

      Nightclub Patron

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      Ray Cooke

      Porter

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      Charles Dorety

      Ship Steward

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      Lester Dorr

      Welcoming Committee Man

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      Arthur Loft

      Detective Grady

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      Paul McVey

      Detective Phillips

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      Edmund Mortimer

      Nightclub Patron

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      George Noisom

      Newsboy

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      Jack Perrin

      Customs Officer

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      Tom Quinn

      Nightclub Patron

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      Bob Reeves

      Police Officer

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      Larry Steers

      Nightclub Patron

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      Sammy Stein

      Hood

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      Charles Sullivan

      Bartender

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      Edward Thomas

      Bartender

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      Theodore von Eltz

      Shipboard Card Cheat

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      Larry Wheat

      Nightclub Patron

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Dec 01 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 his police buddy, the not entirely trustworthy safecracker "Gates" (Paul Guilfoyle) and the slightly en...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • the saint