The Saint Takes Over
Overview
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.
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Cast
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
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CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967December 1, 2023
When a police inspector is suspended on suspicion of fraud, it falls to his eponymous friend (George Sanders) to get to the bottom of things. It seems "Fernack" (Jonathan Hale) was found with $50,000 in his safe! Conclusive? Well soon our sleuth discovers that there is a cabal of five hoodlums deter…
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