The Saint's Double Trouble

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The Saint's Double Trouble
Directed by Jack Hively
Produced by Cliff Reid
Written by Ben Holmes
Leslie Charteris (story and characters)
Starring George Sanders
Bela Lugosi
Music by Roy Webb
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Editing by Theron Warth
Desmond Marquette
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s) January 26, 1940
Running time 67 min.
Language English
Preceded by The Saint in London
Followed by The Saint Takes Over
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The Saint's Double Trouble is the title of a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. The film starred George Sanders as Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint", a master criminal turned crime-fighter. This was one of a series of films based upon the character created by Leslie Charteris for a series of novels and novellas, and the first film to not be directly based upon one of the original Saint books, although Charteris did contribute to developing the story for the film.

In this production, Sanders plays a dual role, not only that of Templar but of his doppleganger, Duke Bates. When Bates is spotted smuggling diamonds into the US, Templar is blamed for the crime.

Co-starring in the film is Helene Whitney as love interest Anne Bitts, and Jonathan Hale as Insp. Henry Farnack. Horror film legend Bela Lugosi also appears as "The Partner".

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