Movie
The Saint Takes Over
Released: June 7, 1940 (1940)
Runtime: 69 minutes
Genres: Crime, Mystery
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Robert Emmett Keane as Leo Sloan
Age at release: 57
- Robert Middlemass as Captain Wade
Age at release: 56
- James Burke as Patrolman Mike
Age at release: 53
- Jonathan Hale as Inspector Henry Fernack
Age at release: 49
- Cy Kendall as Max Bremer (as Cyrus W. Kendall)
Age at release: 42
- Roland Drew as Albert 'Rocky' Weldon aka Rocks
Age at release: 39
- Paul Guilfoyle as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
Age at release: 37
- Morgan Conway as Sam Reese
Age at release: 37
- George Sanders as Simon Templar
Age at release: 33
- Wendy Barrie as Ruth Summers
Age at release: 28
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- Edmund Mortimer as Nightclub Patron
Age at release: 65
- Joseph E. Bernard as Customs Inspector
Age at release: 60
- Nella Walker as Lucy Fernack
Age at release: 54
- Larry Steers as Nightclub Patron
Age at release: 52
- Pierre Watkin as Ben Egan
Age at release: 50
- Bob Reeves as Police Officer
Age at release: 48
- Lester Dorr as Welcoming Committee Man
Age at release: 47
- Theodore von Eltz as Shipboard Card Cheat
Age at release: 46
- Arthur Loft as Detective Grady
Age at release: 43
- Jack Perrin as Customs Officer
Age at release: 43
- Charles Dorety as Ship Steward
Age at release: 42
- Paul McVey as Detective Phillips
Age at release: 42
- Charles Sullivan as Bartender
Age at release: 41
- Tom Quinn as Nightclub Patron
Age at release: 37
- Ralph Brooks as Nightclub Patron
Age at release: 36
- Ray Cooke as Porter
Age at release: 35
- Sammy Stein as Hood
Age at release: 35
- William Bakewell as Shipboard Card Player
Age at release: 32
- George Noisom as Newsboy
Age at release: 25
- Edward Thomas as Bartender
Age at release: Unknown