Summary
A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.
Cast
Louis Hayward
Simon Templar
Kay Sutton
Fay Edwards
Sig Ruman
Hutch Rellin
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jack Carson
Red Jenks
Paul Guilfoyle
Hymie Fanro
Frederick Burton
William Valcross
Ben Welden
Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff
Charles Halton
Vincent Nather
Cliff Bragdon
Sebastian Lipke
Jay Adler
Eddie (Uncredited)
George Anderson
Bonacci (Uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Driver (Uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Policeman at the Zoo (Uncredited)
Harry Depp
Shooting Witness (Uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)
Paul Fix
Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Airline Official (Uncredited)
George Irving
Judge (Uncredited)
Richard Lane
Dispatcher (Uncredited)
Edward LeSaint
Citizens Committee Member (Uncredited)
Rollo Lloyd
Bartender (Uncredited)
Torben Meyer
German Police Prefect (Uncredited)
Harold Miller
Speakeasy Patron (Uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Court Bailiff (Uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Detective Kestry (Uncredited)
Tom Quinn
Thug Door Guard (Uncredited)
Julian Rivero
San Marco Police Commandant (Uncredited)
Frank M. Thomas
Prosecutor (Uncredited)
Anthony Warde
Maury Yule (Uncredited)
Crew
Director
Ben Holmes
Novel
Leslie Charteris
Screenplay
Charles Kaufman
Screenplay
Mortimer Offner
Reviews
John Chard
April 12, 2014
7
I'm such a hero I hardly recognise myself.
So it begins, the start of the realisation of Leslie Charteris' literary creation, one Simon Templar, AKA: The Saint. And it's a good start to be sure.
Templar here is played by Louis Hayward, all smirky confidence, lithe and deadly, Templar is "hired" by some big city suits to snuff out New York's baddies who have in turn been snuffing out policemen and getting away with it. He's deadly, has a quip on the tongue and laughs in the face of danger, and of course he can charm the ladies as well. He gets into scrapes, meaning we get to enjoy his many escapes from impending death, he does indeed assassinate bad guys; and has us firmly on side in the process, and he crucially has us hankering for more of Charteris' rogue good guy!
It's good old fashioned fantastical fun mixed with some rugged 1930s gangster shenanigans. Hooray! 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
