The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
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.
Director:
John Farrow
Writer:
John Twist
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George Sanders as Simon Templar |
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Wendy Barrie as Valerie 'Val' Travers |
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Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack |
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Jerome Cowan as Cullis |
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Barry Fitzgerald as Zipper Dyson |
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Neil Hamilton as Allan Breck |
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Robert Elliott as Chief Inspector Webster |
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Russell Hopton as Harry Donnell |
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Edward Gargan as Pinky Budd |
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Robert Strange as Police Commisioner |
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Gilbert Emery as Martin Eastman |
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James Burke as Headquarters Police Officer |
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Nella Walker as Mrs. Betty Fernack |
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Willie Best as Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited) |
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Paul E. Burns as Organ Grinder (Uncredited) |
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Kernan Cripps as Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
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Jack Gargan as Plane Passenger (Uncredited) |
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Tristram Coffin as Second Newscaster (Uncredited) |
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Gerald Hamer as Val's Butler (Uncredited) |
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Robert Homans as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited) |
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Tom McGuire as Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited) |
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Howard M. Mitchell as Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited) |
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Ted Oliver as Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited) |
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Ben Taggart as New York Detective Vance (Uncredited) |
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Ray Turner as Porter at Airport (Uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
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Tex Brodus as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
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Tom Quinn as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) |
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Bob Reeves as Police Officer (Uncredited) |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Production | Robert Sisk | Producer |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leslie Charteris | Novel |
| Writing | John Twist | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jack Hively | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Crew | Earl A. Wolcott | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Production | Lee S. Marcus | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
