The Saint in New York

"Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!"

1938 1h 9m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.

“Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!”

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Cast

Louis Hayward
Simon Templar
Kay Sutton
Fay Edwards
Sig Ruman
Hutch Rellin
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Jack Carson
Red Jenks
Paul Guilfoyle
Hymie Fanro
Frederick Burton
William Valcross
Ben Welden
Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ben Holmes
Writers: Charles Kaufman, Mortimer Offner
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ben Holmes, shot by Joseph H. August. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harry Marker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Louis Hayward and Kay Sutton and Sig Ruman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!".

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The take

Ben Holmes directs. Joseph H. August behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. Harry Marker cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ben Holmes, shot by Joseph H. August. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harry Marker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Louis Hayward and Kay Sutton and Sig Ruman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Meet fiction's modern Robin Hood - brought to thrilling life!".
9IMDB entry: tt0030709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Joseph H. August
Original score: Roy Webb
Editing: Harry Marker
Costume design: Edward Stevenson
Makeup / hair: Don L. Cash
Runtime: 69 min · 1h 9m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Saint in New York (1938)

Part of

The Saint (RKO Radio Pictures) Collection

Debonair thief-turned-detective Simon Templar circles the globe to solve cases with charm and cunning in a series of fast-paced films full of clever banter and cleverer twists. Based on stories by bestselling author Leslie Charteris.

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John Chard2014-04-12
★ 7/10
I'm such a hero I hardly recognise myself. So it begins, the start of the realisation of Leslie Charteris' literary creation, one Simon Templar, AKA: The Saint. And it's a good start to be sure. Templar here is played by Louis Hayward, all smirky confidence, lithe and deadly, Templar is "hired" by some big city suits to snuff out New York's baddies who have in turn been snuffing out policemen and getting away with it. He's deadly, has a quip on the tongue and laughs in the face of danger, and of course he can charm the ladies as well. He gets into scrapes, meaning we get to enjoy his many escapes from impending death, he does indeed assassinate bad guys; and has us firmly on side in the process, and he crucially has us hankering for more of Charteris' rogue good guy! It's good old fashioned fantastical fun mixed with some rugged 1930s gangster shenanigans. Hooray! 7/10

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