In july 1938 they announced they would make the second in the series, the saint strikes twice. Music from the motion picture soundtrack included many songs from the electronica age. Simon templars roguish audacity is very well conveyed by hayward and the film is a lot of fun. 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. Edington was assigned to write the script and louis hayward was announced as star with filming to start in august 1938. The george sanders saint movie collection is five hours and thirty four minutes and was released on dvd on november 10, 2011. The saint in new york 1938 had been a surprise hit for rko and they decided to turn it into a series. The first of nine classic rko movies featuring simon templar, the saint. Paul guilfoyle as hymie fanro, another of hutchs men. In 1954, hayward would play in the lone wolf 1954, a tv series. The saint s double trouble 1940 played by george sanders. The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.
Get info about the original print of the saint in new york, 1938, directed by ben holmes, with louis hayward, kay sutton, sig rumann. Qatar, kuwait, bahrain, croatia, republic of, malaysia, aruba, belize, dominica, grenada, saint kittsnevis, turks and caicos islands, bangladesh, brunei. She was an actress, known for the mad miss manton 1938, the saint in new york 1938 and im from the city 1938. With george sanders, sally gray, david burns, gordon mcleod. 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. 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 strikes back 1939 with george sanders as the saint. Bahrain, croatia, republic of, malaysia, aruba, belize, dominica, grenada, saint kittsnevis. The saint takes over 1940 played by george sanders. The saint films collection4 dvdr 9 movies 19381954the famous logo of the saint. I caught the saint in new york late one night on tv. Inspector fernack is framed by a cartel of five gangsters and simon does his best to prove it before all the.
However, when i saw him in the saint in new york, i really fell in love with him. 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. The movie was released on vhs, but has not yet been released on dvd. 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. 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. I have seen the movie, many years ago, and i do not remember much of it. South african actor louis hayward plays simon templar in this first movie, after which george sanders took over the role. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. 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. 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 saint is a 1997 espionage thriller deluxe color film in panavision, starring val kilmer in the title. View the tcmdb entry for the saint in new york 1938.
The saint films collection 4 dvd r 9 movies 1938 1954 for. 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. A few years after creating the character in 1928, charteris was successful in getting rko radio. The saint returns to london and with the help of an american pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring. The saint in movies and films 1938 the saint in new york rko radio picturesusa, 69 minutes, 6273 feet. 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 a film directed by ben holmes with louis hayward, kay sutton, sig ruman, jonathan hale, year. 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. 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 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. 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 movies 193854 the falcon movies 194149 the saint tv series 196269 the falcon tv series 195455 the. 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.
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. The saints girl friday was the last in the series of films featuring leslie charteris character, before the role was taken by roger. Flailing thirtyfouryearold bridget kelly osullivan finally catches a break when she meets a nice guy. The saint in new york 1938 played by louis hayward. First scene of the 1940 film the saint takes over starring george sanders. Kay sutton was born on june 14, 1915 in irvington, new jersey, usa as katherine warburton sutton. The saint in new york film louis hayward as simon templar. The saint film series the saint in new york 1938 with louis hayward as the saint.
Details about the girl of the golden west dvd movie 1938 rare jeanette macdonald. First with the man in the iron mask, then with my son, my son. Saint in new york, the movie clip cherish this moment. January mgm announces that judy garland will be cast in the role of dorothy in the upcoming the wizard of oz film. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. 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. His search for the identity of the big fellow takes him through many dangerous situations. The saint in new york 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After a police lieutenant is killed, the new york police department enlists gentleman criminal simon templar to fight criminal elements in the city. Some lives of the saints seem tailored for the cinema, so inherently visual are their stories. 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. Louis hayward as simon templar the saint 02 the saint movie. The saint films collection4 dvdr 9 movies 1938 1954the famous logo of 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, leslie charteris charming but deadly criminalturnedsleuth, made his first film appearance in rko radios the saint of new york. The movie was so popular it spawned a series of sequels. It is actually violence and all a very faithful translation of charteris novel of the same name. 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. May 28, 2014 first scene of the 1940 film the saint takes over starring george sanders. A disgraced policemans daughter in san francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime boss in her own right. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Ray bolger is cast as the tinman and buddy ebsen as the scarecrow. The saints return 1953 louis hayward, naomi chance full. The saints double trouble 1940 played by george sanders. In this one, the saint is sent to new york to investigate gangsters in.
At bolgers insistence, the roles are switched between the two actors. Or her story was like something out of a hollywood movie. She was married to frederick moulton alger, daniel topping, clifton stokes weaver and edward cronjager. The saint in london 1939 with george sanders as the saint. Adapted from the leslie charteris novel the saint in new york 15b27, 1935. 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. With charles laughton, vivien leigh, rex harrison, larry adler.
Rare is the saints biographer who can avoid these words in the first few pages of the book. Faithful to charteris original concept, this first. 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. The saint in new york is the first of the saint movies and of the ones ive seen, one of the best. Shaws choice for higgins had been charles laughton. 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. 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 strikes back 1939 played by george sanders. Disillusioned, terry decides to abandon his ideals and make.
I think that the saint in new york is the best saint movie of them all. On the sidewalks of the london theater district the buskers street performers earn enough coins for a cheap room. The best movies of 1938 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. 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. The saints double trouble 1940 with george sanders as the saint.