| The Saint Meets the Tiger | |
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Original film poster |
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| Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Written by | Leslie Arliss Wolfgang Wilhelm James Seymour |
| Based on | Meet - The Tiger! by Leslie Charteris |
| Starring | Hugh Sinclair Jean Gillie Gordon McLeod |
| Cinematography | Robert Krasker |
| Editing by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 29, 1943 |
| Running time | 70 min. |
| Language | English |
The Saint Meets the Tiger is the title of a crime thriller motion picture produced by the British unit of RKO Pictures and released in 1943 by Republic Pictures that RKO sold the film to[1] after a dispute with Leslie Charteris. it was the third and last full Saint novel adapted by the RKO series who aroused Charteris' ire by, in his view, copying the traits of Simon Templar in their The Falcon series.[2]
This was the eighth motion picture based on the adventures of the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter, Simon Templar, a.k.a. The Saint, who had been created by Leslie Charteris in 1928. This film is, in fact, an adaptation of Charteris' first Saint novel, Meet - The Tiger!.
After his The Saint's Vacation (1941), Hugh Sinclair makes his second (and final) appearance as Templar in this adventure, which sees Templar investigating a dead body left on his doorstep. This leads him to a quiet seaside village in Cornwall where he pursues a mysterious villain known as The Tiger. Though not released until 1943, the film was shot in June 1941.[3]
Co-starring in the film is Jean Gillie as Templar's love interest, Patricia Holm. Although this character made many appearances in the book series, this is to date the only film in which she appears.
Following the release of this film, the RKO Saint series took a 10-year hiatus before returning in 1953 with The Saint's Girl Friday.