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Good. I'll compose a nice obituary for myself. George Sanders steps into the shoes of Simon Templar for the first time and beds himself in for a further four movies. The Saint Strikes Back is a complex little tale that takes The Saint to San Francisco and pitches him against a…
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The Saint Strikes Back
“THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!”
57%
Movie
1h 4m
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The Saint Strikes Back (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Saint Strikes Back (1939) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Crime with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and power from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~64 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Saint Strikes Back 57% (19 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-03-08
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 47744
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Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
George Sanders
Simon Templar
Wendy Barrie
Valerie 'Val' Travers
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jerome Cowan
Cullis
Barry Fitzgerald
Zipper Dyson
Neil Hamilton
Allan Breck
Robert Elliott
Chief Inspector Webster
Russell Hopton
Harry Donnell
Edward Gargan
Pinky Budd
Robert Strange
Police Commisioner
Gilbert Emery
Martin Eastman
James Burke
Headquarters Police Officer
Nella Walker
Mrs. Betty Fernack
Willie Best
Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
Paul E. Burns
Organ Grinder (Uncredited)
Kernan Cripps
Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
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Jack Gargan
Plane Passenger (Uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
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Good. I'll compose a nice obituary for myself. George Sanders steps into the shoes of Simon Templar for the first time and beds himself in for a further four movies. The Saint Strikes Back is a complex little tale that takes The Saint to San Francisco and pitches him against a supposed female mob boss. John Twist's screenplay is tailor made for Sanders, ensuring he gets to play up the caddish rogue act with a tongue as sharp as a serpent. It's this aspect that lifts the film above average, the blend of comedy and mystery is deftly handled by Sanders. Support is good from Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan and Barry Fitzgerald, while director John Farrow, without adding any stylish flourish, at least keeps the picture nice and brisk. 6/10
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