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The Saint Takes Over is a american film of genre Crime released in USA on 7 june 1940 with George Sanders
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
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Add to a movie listThe Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth of eight films in RKO's film series about Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint", the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders returned as Templar, with Wendy Barrie playing his latest romantic interest, in her second of three appearances in the Saint film series (playing a different role each time).
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On an ocean liner making its way to New York, Simon Templar (George Sanders), "the Saint", rescues a fellow passenger (Wendy Barrie) 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.Actors
George Sanders
(Simon Templar)
Wendy Barrie
(Ruth Summers)
Jonathan Hale
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961)
(Clarence 'Pearly' Gates)
Morgan Conway
(Sam Reese)
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