The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, is the fifth of eight films in RKO's film series about Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders plays Templar for the fourth time; he made his final Saint picture the following year. Wendy Barrie plays his latest romantic interest in the second of her three repertory appearances in the Saint film series.
Plot
On an ocean liner making its way to New York, Simon Templar, "the Saint", rescues a fellow passenger from card cheats, though she refuses to give him her name and is offended when he kisses her without invitation. He later sends the mysterious woman a rose corsage by way of apology.
More details
| author | Frank Fenton Lynn Root |
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| director | Jack Hively |
| editor | Desmond Marquette |
| genre | crime |
| keywords | big ben deathbed confession fire escape follow frame help hidden camera kill mysterious woman ocean liner pick up police force saint search |
| musicBy | Roy Webb |
| producer | Howard Benedict |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures |