The Saint Strikes Back

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The Saint Strikes Back
Directed by	John Farrow
Produced by	Robert Sisk
Written by	John Twist based on the Leslie Charteris novel, She Was a Lady
Starring	George Sanders Wendy Barrie Jonathan Hale
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Editing by	Jack Hively
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	March 8, 1939
Running time	64 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Saint in New York
Followed by	The Saint in London
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The Saint Strikes Back, released in 1939, is the second film featuring the crimebusting crusader Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". This was the first film to star George Sanders in the role, as the actor previously assigned to the part (Louis Hayward) chose not to return for a second film.

The movie was produced by RKO and also featured Wendy Barrie as female gang leader Val Travers. Barrie would later return in two more Saint films, playing different roles each time.

The script was based on the Leslie Charteris novel, She Was a Lady (Hodder and Stoughton, 1931) which was also published as Angels of Doom and The Saint Meets His Match. The screenplay was by John Twist, who set the story in San Francisco (the original book takes place in England. Robert Sisk produced and John Farrow directed.

[edit] Plot

The Saint dances at a New Year's party where an agent of Val Travers tries to shoot someone. Meanwhile, New York is about to send Inspector Henry Fernack to help the San Francisco police protect the community from the insidious Saint. Before Fernack can leave, the Saint arrives in New York and accompanies Fernack to the West Coast. The mystery becomes more involved once the Saint begins to search for a master criminal named Waldman. He not only finds him but, at the same time, proves Wendy's deceased father, a policeman, was dishonestly framed.

[edit] External links

• The Saint Strikes Back at the Internet Movie Database

The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris
Characters: Simon Templar | Patricia Holm | Claud Eustace Teal | Hoppy Uniatz | Roger Conway
Books by Leslie Charteris Meet - The Tiger! (1928) | Enter the Saint (1930) | The Last Hero (1930) | Knight Templar (1930) | Featuring the Saint (UK only-1931) | Alias the Saint (UK only-1931) | Wanted for Murder (US only-1931) | She Was a Lady (1931) | The Holy Terror (1932) | Getaway (1932) | Once More the Saint (1933) | The Brighter Buccaneer (1933) | The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal (1934) | Boodle (1934) | The Saint Goes On (1934) | The Saint in New York (1935) | Saint Overboard (1936) | The Ace of Knaves (1937) | Thieves' Picnic (1937) | Prelude for War (1938) | Follow the Saint (1939) | The Happy Highwayman (1939) | The Saint in Miami (1940) | The Saint Goes West (1942) | The Saint Steps In (1942) | The Saint on Guard (1944) | The Saint Sees it Through (1946) | Call for the Saint (1948) | Saint Errant (1948) | The Saint in Europe (1953) | The Saint on the Spanish Main (1955) | The Saint Around the World (1956) | Thanks to the Saint (1957) | Señor Saint (1958) | The Saint to the Rescue (1959) | Trust the Saint (1962) | The Saint in the Sun (1963)
Collaborations (credited to Charteris) Vendetta for the Saint (1964) | The Saint on TV (1968) | The Saint Returns (1968) | The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968) | The Saint Abroad (1969) | The Saint in Pursuit (1970) | The Saint and the People Importers (1971) | Catch the Saint (1975) | The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace (1976) | Send for the Saint (1977) | The Saint in Trouble (1978) | The Saint and the Templar Treasure (1979) | Count on the Saint (1980) | Salvage for the Saint (1983)
Books by Burl Barer The Saint (film novelization) (1997) | Capture the Saint (1997)
Unpublished works Bet on the Saint (1968) | The Saint's Lady (1979)
Theatrical films The Saint in New York (1938) | The Saint Strikes Back (1939) | The Saint in London (1939) | The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) | The Saint Takes Over (1940) | The Saint in Palm Springs (1941) | The Saint's Vacation (1941) | The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943) | The Saint's Girl Friday (1953) | Le Saint mène la danse (1960) | Le Saint prend l'affut (1966) | The Saint (1997)
Made-for-TV films The Fiction Makers (1968) | Vendetta for the Saint (1969) | The Saint and the Brave Goose (1983) | The Saint in Manhattan (1987)
Television series The Saint (1962-1969) | Return of the Saint (1978-1979) | Mystery Wheel of Adventure (1989)
Related articles Daredevil (1929) (Teal's first appearance) | S.W.O.R.D. (fictional organization)