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Film / 1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Directed by
John Farrow
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.
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The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection
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Cast
George SandersSimon Templar
Wendy BarrieValerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan HaleInspector Henry Fernack
Jerome CowanCullis
Barry FitzgeraldZipper Dyson
Neil HamiltonAllan Breck
Robert ElliottChief Inspector Webster
Russell HoptonHarry Donnell
Edward GarganPinky Budd
Robert StrangePolice Commisioner
Gilbert EmeryMartin Eastman
James BurkeHeadquarters Police Officer
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Nella WalkerMrs. Betty Fernack
Willie BestAlgernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
Paul E. BurnsOrgan Grinder (Uncredited)
Kernan CrippsPolice Sergeant (Uncredited)
Jack GarganPlane Passenger (Uncredited)
Tristram CoffinSecond Newscaster (Uncredited)
Gerald HamerVal's Butler (Uncredited)
Robert HomansPolicer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Tom McGuirePoliceman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)
Howard M. MitchellPolice Captain Taylor (Uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorPoliceman with Cullis (Uncredited)
Ted OliverPolice Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)
Ben TaggartNew York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
Ray TurnerPorter at Airport (Uncredited)
Dale Van SickelNightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tex BrodusNightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Tom QuinnNightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Bob ReevesPolice Officer (Uncredited)
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