The Saint in London
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| The Saint in London | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Written by | Lynn Root Frank Fenton based on the Leslie Charteris novella "The Million Pound Day" |
| Starring | George Sanders Sally Gray |
| Music by | Marr Mackie |
| Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
| Editing by | Douglas Robertson |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 29, 1939 |
| Running time | 77 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Saint Strikes Back |
| Followed by | The Saint's Double Trouble |
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- This article is about the film. For the Leslie Charteris Simon Templar book which is often published under this title, see The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal.
The Saint in London (RKO, 1939) was an American motion picture, the third in a series of films featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint".
The film starred George Sanders as Templar and was produced by William Sistrom. John Paddy Carstairs directed. Lynn Root and Frank Fenton wrote the screenplay based on Leslie Charteris' short story, "The Million Pound Day", which was published in the 1932 collection The Holy Terror, also known as The Saint vs. Scotland Yard.
According to Saint historian Burl Barer, Charteris considered The Saint in London to be the best of the RKO film series, and it was also a box office success. He believed George Sanders was cast better than Louis Hayward in the role. He admired director Carstairs' work enough to dedicate the book The Saint in the Sun to him; Carstairs is also the only person to direct not only RKO Saint films, but also episode of the 1962-69 series The Saint.
[edit] References
- Burl Barer, The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television 1928-1992. Jefferson, N.C.: MacFarland, 2003 (originally published in 1992).
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