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The Saint Takes Over
Labeled for DEATH!
6.7(14)19401h 9m
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.
- Director
- Jack Hively
- Created by
- Lee S. Marcus,Leslie Charteris
- Writers
- Lynn Root,Frank Fenton
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Cast

George Sanders
Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie
Ruth Summers

Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack

Paul Guilfoyle
Clarence 'Pearly' Gates

Morgan Conway
Sam Reese

Robert Emmett Keane
Leo Sloan

Cy Kendall
Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)

James Burke
Patrolman Mike

Robert Middlemass
Captain Wade

Roland Drew
Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks

Nella Walker
Lucy Fernack

Pierre Watkin
Ben Egan

William Bakewell
Shipboard Card Player

Joseph E. Bernard
Customs Inspector
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron
Ray Cooke
Porter

Charles Dorety
Ship Steward

Lester Dorr
Welcoming Committee Man

Arthur Loft
Detective Grady

Paul McVey
Detective Phillips
Edmund Mortimer
Nightclub Patron
George Noisom
Newsboy

Jack Perrin
Customs Officer
Tom Quinn
Nightclub Patron
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Crew
Directing
- Jack HivelyDirector
Writing
- Lynn RootScreenplay
- Frank FentonScreenplay
Production
- Howard BenedictProducer
- Lee S. MarcusExecutive Producer
Camera
- Frank RedmanDirector of Photography
Editing
- Desmond MarquetteEditor
Art
- Van Nest PolglaseArt Direction
Crew
- Leslie CharterisCreator
- Earl A. WolcottSound Recordist