The saint in new york 1938 approved 1h 9min crime, drama, mystery 3 june 1938 usa simon templar, the saint, is brought to new york. The saint in new york is an american 1938 crime film, directed by ben holmes and adapted from leslie charteriss novel of the same name by charles kaufman and mortimer offner. With george sanders, sally gray, david burns, gordon mcleod. A few years after creating the character in 1928, charteris was successful in getting rko radio. The first person to play him was louis hayward and film producer wanted to make him a star signed him to a multi picture deal. The saint in new york 1938 classic movie ramblings. January mgm announces that judy garland will be cast in the role of dorothy in the upcoming the wizard of oz film. I caught the saint in new york late one night on tv.
Major terry oneill william powell returns to baltimore in 1919, after the end of world war i, expecting to get his old newspaper night editor job back. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. The saints double trouble 1940 played by george sanders. The movie was released on vhs, but has not yet been released on dvd.
The saint s double trouble 1940 played by george sanders. Music from the motion picture soundtrack included many songs from the electronica age. The very first film adaptation of the saint is rkos the saint in new york 1938 with louis hayward playing the lead role with murderous glee as he goes up against a list of new york crime lords on behalf of a city that hasnt been able to get rid of them legally. With charles laughton, vivien leigh, rex harrison, larry adler. The saint, newly back in london, is tipped by a friend in the secret service to a mystery involving one bruno lang, seemingly a society cardsharp, but really involved in a plot to print and pass a million pounds worth of foreign currency. In this one, the saint is sent to new york to investigate gangsters in. The saint in london 1939 with george sanders as the saint. Faithful to charteris original concept, this first. The best movies of 1938 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Flailing thirtyfouryearold bridget kelly osullivan finally catches a break when she meets a nice guy and lands a muchneeded job nannying sixyearold fra. The saint in new york 1938 cast and crew moviefone. The saint in new york 1938 cast and crew a crime spree in new york forces the police commissioner to turn to englishman simon templar louis hayward, who fights lawlessness and corruption. I have been meaning to watch it again, but alas i just havent been able to get to it.
Simon templar the saint, is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the russian government, as. Adapted from the leslie charteris novel the saint in new york 15b27, 1935. Theres a nun on the scene as a thug lester dorr gets offed, inspector fernack jonathan hale baffled, then templar louis hayward consults with employer valcross frederick burton, in the saint in new york, 1938. A disgraced policemans daughter in san francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime boss in her own right. Disillusioned, terry decides to abandon his ideals and make. Simon templars roguish audacity is very well conveyed by hayward and the film is a lot of fun. In july 1938 they announced they would make the second in the series, the saint strikes twice. Or her story was like something out of a hollywood movie. The saint is a 1997 espionage thriller deluxe color film in panavision, starring val kilmer in the title. The george sanders saint movie collection is five hours and thirty four minutes and was released on dvd on november 10, 2011. The saints double trouble 1940 with george sanders as the saint. The saint film series refers to eight b movies made by rko pictures between 1938 and 1941, based on some of the books in british author leslie charteris longrunning series about the fictional character simon templar, better known as the saint. The saint takes over 1940 played by george sanders.
The movie was so popular it spawned a series of sequels. The first of nine classic rko movies featuring simon templar, the saint. The saint returns to london and with the help of an american pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring. His search for the identity of the big fellow takes him through many dangerous situations. Charles charles laughton, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, libby vivien leigh, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. On the sidewalks of the london theater district the buskers street performers earn enough coins for a cheap room. Get info about the original print of the saint in new york, 1938, directed by ben holmes, with louis hayward, kay sutton, sig rumann. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The saint films collection4 dvdr 9 movies 19381954the famous logo of the saint. Inspector fernack is framed by a cartel of five gangsters and simon does his best to prove it before all the. The saint, leslie charteris charming but deadly criminalturnedsleuth, made his first film appearance in rko radios the saint of new york. At bolgers insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors.
A former actor louis hayward poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is a suspect. May 28, 2014 first scene of the 1940 film the saint takes over starring george sanders. The saint in new york 1938 played by louis hayward. The saint in new york film louis hayward as simon templar. Kay sutton was born on june 14, 1915 in irvington, new jersey, usa as katherine warburton sutton. Nov 19, 2019 guns of the revolution western war movie, full length, english, free cowboy film youtube movies. The saint films collection 4 dvd r 9 movies 1938 1954 for. First with the man in the iron mask, then with my son, my son. Apr 16, 2012 a former actor louis hayward poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is a suspect. But when simon templar helps her get away after a shooting in a nightclub and subsequently chooses to bring down his old acquaintance inspector fernack from new york, the question as to who is on which side of the law becomes increasingly confused especially when the. The saint in new york 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I think that the saint in new york is the best saint movie of them all. The saint character has also featured in a series of hollywood movies made between 1938 and 1954, a 1940s radio series starring vincent price and others as templar, a popular british television series of the 1960s starring roger moore, and a 1970s series starring ian ogilvy. The saints return 1953 louis hayward, naomi chance full.
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events. Pygmalion is a 1938 british film based on the george bernard shaw play of the same name, and adapted by him for the screen. The saint films collection4 dvdr 9 movies 1938 1954the famous logo of the saint. However, when i saw him in the saint in new york, i really fell in love with him. Ray bolger is cast as the tinman and buddy ebsen as the scarecrow. Saint in new york, the movie clip cherish this moment. The saint in new york 1938 topics the saint, mystery, classic film, simon templar, new york language english. Guns of the revolution western war movie, full length, english, free cowboy film youtube movies. The saint in new york is a film directed by ben holmes with louis hayward, kay sutton, sig ruman, jonathan hale, year. The saint movies 193854 the falcon movies 194149 the saint tv series 196269 the falcon tv series 195455 the. The saint film series the saint in new york 1938 with louis hayward as the saint. View the tcmdb entry for the saint in new york 1938. Faithful to charteris original concept, this first movie saint is a coldblooded murderer, redeemed by the fact that all of his victims are notorious gangsters whod otherwise elude the clutches of the law.
The saints girl friday was the last in the series of films featuring leslie charteris character, before the role was taken by roger. She was married to frederick moulton alger, daniel topping, clifton stokes weaver and edward cronjager. Maud, a newly devout hospice nurse, becomes obsessed with saving her dying patients soul but sinister forces, and her own sinful past, threaten to put an. The saint in new york is the first of the saint movies and of the ones ive seen, one of the best. The saint in new york 1938 trivia 8 add new at one point, louis hayward as the saint would refer to himself as a lone wolf. Faithful to charteris original concept, this first movie saint is a coldblooded murderer, redeemed by the fact that all of his victims are notorious gangsters whod. However, the paper has recently changed owners, the job has been filled, and his friend and former editor, allan smith an uncredited will wright, has been told to cut costs. George sanders was the second person to portray the saint. South african actor louis hayward plays simon templar in this first movie, after which george sanders took over the role.
The saint in new york 1938 a crime spree in new york forces the police commissioner to turn to englishman simon templar louis hayward, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox. Flailing thirtyfouryearold bridget kelly osullivan finally catches a break when she meets a nice guy. I have seen the movie, many years ago, and i do not remember much of it. The saint film series refers to eight b movies made by rko pictures between 1938 and 1941, based on some of the books in british author leslie charteris. Paul guilfoyle as hymie fanro, another of hutchs men. I must have watched my tape of the film a hundred times, and i never get tired of it. Shaws choice for higgins had been charles laughton. Some lives of the saints seem tailored for the cinema, so inherently visual are their stories. The saint in new york 1938 had been a surprise hit for rko and they decided to turn it into a series. The saint strikes back 1939 played by george sanders.
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The saint strikes back 1939 with george sanders as the saint. It is actually violence and all a very faithful translation of charteris novel of the same name. The saint in new york is an american 1938 crime film, directed by ben holmes and adapted from leslie charteriss novel of the same name by charles. Rare is the saints biographer who can avoid these words in the first few pages of the book. After a police lieutenant is killed, the new york police department enlists gentleman criminal simon templar to fight criminal elements in the city. Louis hayward as simon templar the saint 02 the saint movie. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The songs out of my mind by duran duran and 6 underground by the sneaker pimps were played during the credits, and released as singles to promote the movie.
First scene of the 1940 film the saint takes over starring george sanders. Theres a nun on the scene as a thug lester dorr gets offed, inspector fernack jonathan hale baffled, then templar louis hayward consults with employer valcross frederick burton, in the saint in new york, 1938 view the tcmdb entry for the saint in new york 1938. Wendy hiller was chosen by shaw to play eliza doolittle after she had appeared in stage productions of pygmalion and saint joan though the films initial credits stated that this movie was introducing her, she had in fact already appeared on film in 1937s lancashire luck. In 1954, hayward would play in the lone wolf 1954, a tv series. The saint in movies and films 1938 the saint in new york rko radio picturesusa, 69 minutes, 6273 feet.