The Saint Takes Over (1940)
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.
Director:
Jack Hively
Writers:
Lynn Root, Frank Fenton.
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George Sanders as Simon Templar |
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Wendy Barrie as Ruth Summers |
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Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates |
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Morgan Conway as Sam Reese |
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Robert Emmett Keane as Leo Sloan |
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Cy Kendall as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall) |
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James Burke as Patrolman Mike |
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Robert Middlemass as Captain Wade |
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Roland Drew as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks |
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Nella Walker as Lucy Fernack |
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Pierre Watkin as Ben Egan |
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William Bakewell as Shipboard Card Player |
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Joseph E. Bernard as Customs Inspector |
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Ralph Brooks as Nightclub Patron |
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Ray Cooke as Porter |
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Charles Dorety as Ship Steward |
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Lester Dorr as Welcoming Committee Man |
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Arthur Loft as Detective Grady |
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Paul McVey as Detective Phillips |
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Edmund Mortimer as Nightclub Patron |
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George Noisom as Newsboy |
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Jack Perrin as Customs Officer |
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Tom Quinn as Nightclub Patron |
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Bob Reeves as Police Officer |
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Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron |
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Sammy Stein as Hood |
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Charles Sullivan as Bartender |
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Edward Thomas as Bartender |
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Theodore von Eltz as Shipboard Card Cheat |
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Larry Wheat as Nightclub Patron |
| Directing | Jack Hively | Director |
| Writing | Lynn Root | Screenplay |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Desmond Marquette | Editor |
| Production | Howard Benedict | Producer |
| Writing | Frank Fenton | Screenplay |
| Production | Lee S. Marcus | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Leslie Charteris | Creator |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Crew | Earl A. Wolcott | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
