The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Labeled for DEATH!
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.
- Date of release
- 1940-06-07
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
- Director
- Jack Hively
- Collection
- The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection
Casting
- George Sanders — Simon Templar
- Wendy Barrie — Ruth Summers
- Jonathan Hale — Inspector Henry Fernack
- Paul Guilfoyle — Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
- Morgan Conway — Sam Reese
- Robert Emmett Keane — Leo Sloan
- Cy Kendall — Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
- James Burke — Patrolman Mike
- Robert Middlemass — Captain Wade
- Roland Drew — Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
- Nella Walker — Lucy Fernack
- Pierre Watkin — Ben Egan
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