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Writers:
Leslie Charteris (story)
Lynn Root (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 June 1939 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Trap that murderer! more
Plot:
The Saint, newly back in London, is tipped by a friend in the Secret Service to a mystery involving one Bruno Lang... more | add synopsis
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Very predictable but fun for B-movie detective fans more (12 total)

Cast

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George Sanders ... Simon Templar / The Saint
Sally Gray ... Penelope 'Penny' Parker
David Burns ... Dugan - Templar's Valet
Gordon McLeod ... Inspector Claud Teal
Athene Seyler ... Mother Buckley
Henry Oscar ... Bruno Lang
John Abbott ... Count Stephen Duni
Ralph Truman ... Kussella
Charles Carson ... John Morgan - Penny's Uncle
Carl Jaffe ... Stengler - Embasy Official
Norah Howard ... Mrs. Edith Morgan
Ballard Berkeley ... Sir Richard Blake of MI5
Charles Paton ... Tobacco Shop Proprietor
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:77 min | USA:72 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #5439) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:K-16

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Trivia:
The third of nine classic RKO movies featuring Simon Templar, The Saint starring George Sanders. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the Saint surreptitiously enters the Lang estate he is carrying a flashlight. While rifling through the safe, it is obvious that the light beam doesn't match the movement of the flashlight in his hand. more
Quotes:
Simon Templar: Tell me, what part of the states are you from? Sing Sing?
Dugan - Templar's Valet: Nah, San Quentin.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by The Saint's Return (1953) more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Very predictable but fun for B-movie detective fans, 31 December 2006
6/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

Of all the B-movie detective series made in the 30s and 40s, The Saint ranks around the middle for quality. While not nearly as fun as the Charlie Chan or Sherlock Holmes films of the time, they still are well-polished and fun--mostly thanks to the excellent screen presence of George Sanders as the title character. He's just so witty, debonair and cool that it's a pleasure to watch him gracefully walk though this pedestrian film. The actual plot involving an attempt on the life of a foreign national in order to facilitate a counterfeiting scheme is only okay--not bad, but not all that interesting. And the supporting characters aren't all that compelling, either. However, considering the modest pretensions of this RKO serial, I think overall it did a good job of delivering the goods.

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