The Saint in New York (1938)
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The Saint, Leslie Charteris' charming but deadly criminal-turned-sleuth, made his first film appearance in RKO Radio's The Saint of New York. Faithful to Charteris' original concept, this first movie Saint is a cold-blooded murderer, redeemed by the fact that all of his victims are… More The Saint, Leslie Charteris' charming but deadly criminal-turned-sleuth, made his first film appearance in RKO Radio's The Saint of New York. Faithful to Charteris' original concept, this first movie Saint is a cold-blooded murderer, redeemed by the fact that all of his victims are notorious gangsters who'd otherwise elude the clutches of the law. Hired by a coterie of businessmen, Simon Templar (Louis Hayward), aka the Saint, methodically rids New York of its worst criminals, though "The Big Fellow", aka Hutch Rellin (Sig Rumann), continues to elude him. He is aided by Rellin's enigmatic mistress Fay Edwards (Kay Sutton), who pays for her actions with her life. The film's most memorable moment finds Templar disguising himself as a nun to dispose of a particularly nasty villain. The success of The Saint of New York prompted RKO to negotiate with Charteris for a series of "Saint" films, with George Sanders and Hugh Sinclair taking over from Louis Hayward as the title character. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ben Holmes
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 25, 1938 Wide
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Cast
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Louis Hayward
as Simon Templar
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Kay Sutton
as Fay Edwards
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Sig Rumann
as Butch Bellin
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Jonathan Hale
as Inspector Henry Fernack
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Jack Carson
as Red Jenks
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Paul Guilfoyle
as Hymie Fanro
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Frederick Burton
as William Valcross
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Ben Welden
as Papinoff
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Jay Adler
as Maury's Hood
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Paul Fix
as Phil Hoodlum
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Charles Halton
as Vincent Nather
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George Irving
as Judge
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Lee Phelps
as Cassidy Detective
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Frank M. Thomas
as Prosecutor
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Anthony Warde
as Maury Yule
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Richard Lane
as Dispatcher
