The Saint Takes Over

6.4

69 minutes

6/7/1940

Overview

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. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.

Cast List

George Sanders
as Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
as Ruth Summers
Jonathan Hale
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Paul Guilfoyle
as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Morgan Conway
as Sam Reese
Robert Emmett Keane
as Leo Sloan
Cy Kendall
as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
James Burke
as Patrolman Mike
Robert Middlemass
as Captain Wade
Roland Drew
as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
Nella Walker
as Lucy Fernack
Pierre Watkin
as Ben Egan
William Bakewell
as Shipboard Card Player
Joseph E. Bernard
as Customs Inspector
Ralph Brooks
as Nightclub Patron
Ray Cooke
as Porter
Charles Dorety
as Ship Steward
Lester Dorr
as Welcoming Committee Man
Arthur Loft
as Detective Grady
Paul McVey
as Detective Phillips
Edmund Mortimer
as Nightclub Patron
George Noisom
as Newsboy
Jack Perrin
as Customs Officer
Tom Quinn
as Nightclub Patron
Bob Reeves
as Police Officer
Larry Steers
as Nightclub Patron
Sammy Stein
as Hood
Charles Sullivan
as Bartender
Edward Thomas
as Bartender
Theodore von Eltz
as Shipboard Card Cheat
Larry Wheat
as Nightclub Patron