The saint in trouble is a collection of two mystery novellas by graham weaver, continuing the adventures of the sleuth simon templar a. The saint in movies and films 1938 the saint in new york rko radio picturesusa, 69 minutes, 6273 feet. The saint s double trouble 1940, despite some erroneous references to the contrary, was not based on a charteris book, although some sources claim the author contributed to developing the basic story. The saint strikes back 1939 topics saint, crime, detective, filmnoir language english. The bunco artists the happy suicide the good medicine the unescapable word sicthe perfect sucker. Watch the saint s double trouble full movie in hd visit reformed jewel thief simon templar lands in hot water whe. The movie was about the attempted theft of foreign currency and it was based on the novel the million pound day by leslie charteris.
George sanders as simon templar the saint 05 the saint movie. Overview of the saints double trouble, 1940, directed by jack hively, with george sanders, helene whitney, jonathan hale, at turner classic movies. Oct 22, 2017 the saint s blog devoted to news and rumors about the saint and leslie charteris. Read the full synopsis of the saints double trouble, 1940, directed by jack hively, with george sanders, helene whitney, jonathan hale, at turner classic movies. An enigmatic gang leader known as the boss, who is a deadringer for simon, puts the saint under suspicion of murder. Passed 1h 7min crime, drama, filmnoir 26 january 1940 usa. The saint takes over, released in 1940 by rko pictures, was the fifth of eight films in rkos film series about simon templar, also known as the saint, the robin hoodinspired crimefighter created by leslie charteris. The saints double trouble 1940 turner classic movies tcm. The saint, a master criminal turned crimefighter, and features horror film legend bela lugosi as the partner. George sanders returned as templar, fourth time as the saint. Capture the saint is the title of a 1997 mystery novel by burl barer, featuring the character of simon templar, alias the saint who was created by leslie charteris in 1928. The saint is on vacation and gets involved in international intrigue over a music box which serves as the stories macguffin.
The george sanders saint movie collection is five hours and thirty four minutes and was released on dvd on november 10, 2011. Thanks to the saint is a collection of short stories by leslie charteris, first published in december 1957 by the crime club in the united states and by hodder and stoughton in the united kingdom in 1958 stories. Watch the saints double trouble 1940 full movie online. 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 falcon was quickly brought to the screen by rko in 1941, in the film the gay falcon, in which he was redefined as a suave english gentlemandetective with a weakness for beautiful women. George sanders as simon templar the saint 06 the saint movie. Starring george sanders helene whitney jonathan hale bela lugosi donald macbride tags. Inspector fernack is framed by a cartel of five gangsters and simon does his best to prove it before all the conspirators are murdered by a mysterious killer. The saints double trouble is a 1940 actionadventure film produced by rko pictures. The saint s double trouble george sanders helene whitney bela lugosi 1940 british sleuth simon templar george sanders hunts a lookalike diamond smuggler and his egyptian partner bela lugosi. See the full list of the saint s double trouble cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
Blackie and runt, suspected of murdering the proprietor of a chinese laundry, set out to clear their names. With roger moore, gregoire aslan, kate omara, denise buckley. Adapted from the leslie charteris novel the saint in new york 15b27, 1935. Simon templar, alias the saint, was played by roger moore in the 1960s tv show featuring the volvo 1800. I love a soldier 1944 paulette goddard sonny tufts romantic comedy war movie dir. With george sanders, helene reynolds, jonathan hale, bela lugosi. This story finds templar heading to philadelphia to catch a.
The saints double trouble 1940 cast and crew moviefone. George sanders list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Sanders did one more saint picture the following year, then. This is the first of three saint books written by weaver. The saint the robin hoodinspired crimefighter created by. Charteris, who served in an editorial capacity, received front cover author credit. When they have gone, templar manages to free himself and escape from the boat.
Its double trouble when simons hired by a greek millionaire to locate the man whos impersonating him, but the double claims it is he whos the genuine article, not the economy pack. The hirondel sometimes misspelled as hirondelle is a fictional car driven by simon templar, the protagonist of a book series by leslie charteris. In this fourth film in rkos series based on leslie charteris modern robin hood the saint, george sanders plays simon templar, alias the title character. The saint s double trouble 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie was about a gang of diamond smugglers in philadelphia. Double trouble is a 1967 american musical film starring elvis presley. Read the full synopsis of the saint s double trouble, 1940, directed by jack hively, with george sanders, helene whitney, jonathan hale, at turner classic movies. In this entry in the saint series, george sanders stars as simon templar, aka the saint. The saint in london double trouble hd movie rusty d.
Articles related to the fictional character simon templar, alias the saint, created by leslie charteris. Though gay falcon was the characters name in the short story, in the film he was renamed gay lawrence, so that the falcon became a nickname, comparable to the saint. Bela lugosi shows up in the saints double trouble but his role could just have. Watch the saint s double trouble full movie in hd visit movies. The saint s double trouble 1940 0126 1940 us crime, mystery, drama 1h 8m user score. The film was intended to establish a character who would replace leslie charteris the saint, hero of a popular rko series of b movies starring george sanders though gay falcon was the characters name in. The saints double trouble 1940 features sanders in a dual role, as both templar and the jewelsmuggler hes after, in a tale of stolen diamonds, egyptian. An enigmatic gang leader known as the boss who is a deadringer for simon puts the saint under suspicion of murder. Its doubletrouble when simons hired by a greek millionaire to locate the man whos impersonating him, but the double claims it is he whos the genuine article, not the economy pack. Old movie posters classic movie posters cinema posters movie poster art classic films vintage posters vintage movies old movies great movies big steal 1949 an original, linenbacked onesheet movie poster 27 x 41 from 1949 for don siegels film noir the big. Perhaps the least accomplished film in rkos popular bmovie series, this entry, nevertheless, has the added bonus of george. The saints double trouble 1940 full movie download full. Jack hively director of the movie the saint s double trouble 1940 with cast george sanders, helene whitney, jonathan hale.
Otto brower, carole landis, 1940s, film noir full movies, film noir, drama, crime, classics. The saint in palm springs stream for free via internet. The saints double trouble 1940 full movie download full hd. Crime boss duke bates george sanders, a dead ringer for crime fighter simon templar also sanders, also known as the saint, ships an egyptian. The saints double trouble 1940 the movie database tmdb. The fourth film in the series begun by rko in 1938, it was the first not taken from a.
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. Pride and prejudice 1940 primrose path 1940 the proud valley 1940 rebecca 1940 remember the night 1940 the return of frank james 1940 road to singapore 1940 rocky mountain rangers 1940 the saint s double trouble 1940 the saint takes over 1940 santa fe trail 1940 saps at sea 1940 scatterbrain 1940 the sea hawk 1940. Claud eustace teal is a fictional character who made many appearances in a series of novels, novellas and short stories by leslie charteris featuring the saint, starting in. The saint in london double trouble hd movie youtube.
The saint s double trouble 1940 crime boss duke bates george sanders, a dead ringer for crime fighter simon templar also sanders, also known as the saint, ships an egyptian mummy to. The saint takes over 1940 after a transatlantic voyage, simon the saint templar george sanders arrives in new york to help his old friend, inspector fernack jonathan hale, who has been. Detectivemystery films are usually considered a subtype of crimegangster films or film noir, or suspense or thriller films that focus on the unsolved crime usually the murder or disappearance of one or more of the characters, or a theft, and on the central character the hardboiled detectivehero, as heshe meets various adventures and challenges in the cold and methodical pursuit of. The saints double trouble 1940 allmovie movies and. The saint s double trouble 1940 released on 26 january 1940 in usa. George sanders full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. An original story not used in any book, charteris didnt particularly like the film. Simon templar has a twin in saints double trouble at the rialtosiege, a record of warsaw. 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 a few years after creating the character in 1928, charteris was successful in getting rko radio pictures interested in a film based on one of his.
The film was intended to establish a character who would replace leslie charteris the saint, hero of a popular rko series of b movies starring george sanders. Hively, jack hively on allmovie responding to star george sanders complaint that. Though both films were better than sanders subpar the saint s double trouble. Some sample ways to customize the behaviour of the embed urls, used within the embed code above, follow. With george sanders, wendy barrie, jonathan hale, paul guilfoyle. The saint s double trouble is a 1940 actionadventure film produced by rko pictures. Sanders did one more saint picture the following year, then abandoned the character for good. House with frontons 1940 thriller drama joe may george sanders margaret lindsay vincent price. Claudia 1943 dorothy mcguire robert young ina claire. The hirondel is also used by storm captain arden in the non saint novel daredevil. The london film is classic sanders and likely the most beautiful and clever of his. This was the very first outing for leslie charteris character and louis hayward was the perfect choice. Along with a novelization of the 1997 film, the saint, also written by barer, these were the first original simon templar works published since 1983 and the first to not. The george sanders saint movies collection manufactured on.
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