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The Saint Takes Over (1940)

NR 06/07/1940 Crime, Mystery 1h 9m
63%
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Score
6.5/10

Labeled for DEATH!

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.

Jack Hively

Director

Lynn Root

Screenplay

Frank Fenton

Screenplay

Part of the The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection

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Top Billed Cast

George Sanders

George Sanders

Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Ruth Summers

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Inspector Henry Fernack

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

Sam Reese

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Leo Sloan

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

James Burke

James Burke

Patrolman Mike

Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Captain Wade

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on December 1, 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 enigmatic "Ruth" (Wendy Barrie) who has penchant for roses must now identify and expose the culprit. Sanders was always good as the debonair, considered, detective who uses the minimum of brute force t...

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