Movie
The Saint Strikes Back
Released: March 8, 1939 (1939)
Runtime: 64 minutes
Genres: Mystery, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Robert Elliott as Chief Inspector Webster
Age at release: 59
- Robert Strange as Police Commisioner
Age at release: 57
- Barry Fitzgerald as Zipper Dyson
Age at release: 50
- Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack
Age at release: 47
- Jerome Cowan as Cullis
Age at release: 41
- Neil Hamilton as Allan Breck
Age at release: 39
- Russell Hopton as Harry Donnell
Age at release: 39
- Edward Gargan as Pinky Budd
Age at release: 36
- George Sanders as Simon Templar
Age at release: 32
- Wendy Barrie as Valerie 'Val' Travers
Age at release: 26
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- Tom McGuire as Policeman in Commissioner's Office (Uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- Gilbert Emery as Martin Eastman
Age at release: 63
- Robert Homans as Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)
Age at release: 61
- Paul E. Burns as Organ Grinder (Uncredited)
Age at release: 58
- Frank O'Connor as Policeman with Cullis (Uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- Howard M. Mitchell as Police Captain Taylor (Uncredited)
Age at release: 55
- Nella Walker as Mrs. Betty Fernack
Age at release: 53
- James Burke as Headquarters Police Officer
Age at release: 52
- Kernan Cripps as Police Sergeant (Uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Gerald Hamer as Val's Butler (Uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Ben Taggart as New York Detective Vance (Uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Ted Oliver as Police Forensic Scientist (Uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Bob Reeves as Police Officer (Uncredited)
Age at release: 47
- Ray Turner as Porter at Airport (Uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Jack Gargan as Plane Passenger (Uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Tom Quinn as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Dale Van Sickel as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Age at release: 31
- Tristram Coffin as Second Newscaster (Uncredited)
Age at release: 29
- Willie Best as Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
Age at release: 25
- Tex Brodus as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown