The Saint Takes Over

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The Saint Takes Over
Directed by	Jack Hively
Produced by	Howard Benedict
Written by	Lynn Root Frank Fenton based on characters created by Leslie Charteris
Starring	George Sanders Wendy Barrie Jonathan Hale
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Editing by	Desmond Marquette
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	May 27, 1940
Running time	69 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Saint's Double Trouble
Followed by	The Saint in Palm Springs
IMDb profile

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. George Sanders returned as Templar, with Wendy Barrie playing his latest romantic conquest in her second of three appearances in the Saint film series (playing a different role each time).

This film focuses on the character of Insp. Henry Farnack (Jonathan Hale), who appeared in several of the Saint series. When Farnack is framed by the Mob, it's up to The Saint to help clear his name

[edit] External links

• The Saint Takes Over 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)