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The Saint Strikes Back: Directed by John Farrow. With George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan. Simon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Farrow
- 1939-03-10
The Saint Strikes Back is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Farrow. It marks the second cinematic incarnation of the antihero crimefighting character Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". George Sanders replaced Louis Hayward, who had played the Saint in The Saint in New York.
A disgraced policeman's daughter in San Francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime boss in her own right. But when Simon Templar helps her get away after a shooting in a night-club...
The dense, intricate plot of The Saint Strikes Back involves a disgraced policeman's daughter, a stolen $80,000 and confusion over just who is or is not on the side of the law, creating a gripping mystery and a huge hit for RKO.
- John Farrow, Edward Donahue
- George Sanders
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar (George Sanders) arrives in San Francisco and meets Val (Wendy Barrie), a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Mystery & Thriller
- John Farrow
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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 rogue act with a tongue as sharp as a serpent.
