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The Saint Strikes Back(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-03-08
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18 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
Budget: $128,000.00
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Movie: The Saint Strikes Back
Top 10 Billed Cast
George Sanders
Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
Valerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jerome Cowan
Cullis
Barry Fitzgerald
Zipper Dyson
Neil Hamilton
Allan Breck
Robert Elliott
Chief Inspector Webster
Russell Hopton
Harry Donnell
Edward Gargan
Pinky Budd
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.
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1939-03-08
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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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