Movie: The Saint Strikes Back

Top 10 Billed Cast

George Sanders
George Sanders

Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie

Valerie 'Val' Travers

Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale

Inspector Henry Fernack

Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan

Cullis

Barry Fitzgerald
Barry Fitzgerald

Zipper Dyson

Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton

Allan Breck

Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott

Chief Inspector Webster

Russell Hopton
Russell Hopton

Harry Donnell

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Pinky Budd

Robert Strange
Robert Strange

Police Commisioner

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    Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

  • Release Date

    1939-03-08

  • Average

    5.556

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!

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  • Languages:

    English
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