The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over
Release: 1940-06-07
·Runtime: 69m
·★ 6.4
Crime
Mystery
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Cast
James Burke
as Patrolman Mike
Nella Walker
as Lucy Fernack
George Sanders
as Simon Templar
Cy Kendall
as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
Roland Drew
as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
Wendy Barrie
as Ruth Summers
Robert Emmett Keane
as Leo Sloan
Pierre Watkin
as Ben Egan
Jack Perrin
as Customs Officer
Bob Reeves
as Police Officer
Larry Steers
as Nightclub Patron
Charles Sullivan
as Bartender
Morgan Conway
as Sam Reese
Charles Dorety
as Ship Steward
Larry Wheat
as Nightclub Patron
Paul Guilfoyle
as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Robert Middlemass
as Captain Wade
Arthur Loft
as Detective Grady
Sammy Stein
as Hood
William Bakewell
as Shipboard Card Player
Joseph E. Bernard
as Customs Inspector
Lester Dorr
as Welcoming Committee Man
Paul McVey
as Detective Phillips
Theodore von Eltz
as Shipboard Card Cheat
Jonathan Hale
as Inspector Henry Fernack
