The Saint Strikes Back

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

5.6(18)19391h 4m

MysteryCrime

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.

Director

John Farrow

Budget

$0.1M

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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

Reviews

1 review

John Chard

12y ago

6.0

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 r...