The Saint Takes Over
Crime
Mystery
Labeled for DEATH!
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.
1940-06-07
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Cast
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
Charles Dorety as Ship Steward
Lester Dorr as Welcoming Committee Man
Arthur Loft as Detective Grady
Paul McVey as Detective Phillips
Jack Perrin as Customs Officer
Bob Reeves as Police Officer
Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron
Sammy Stein as Hood
Charles Sullivan as Bartender
Theodore von Eltz as Shipboard Card Cheat
Larry Wheat as Nightclub Patron