The Saint Strikes Back

Overview

Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

Directed by John Farrow

Top cast

George Sanders

Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie

Valerie 'Val' Travers

Jonathan Hale

Inspector Henry Fernack

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Jerome Cowan

Cullis

Barry Fitzgerald

Zipper Dyson

Neil Hamilton

Allan Breck

Robert Elliott

Chief Inspector Webster

Russell Hopton

Harry Donnell

Edward Gargan

Pinky Budd

Robert Strange

Police Commisioner

Gilbert Emery

Martin Eastman

James Burke

Headquarters Police Officer

Nella Walker

Mrs. Betty Fernack

Willie Best

Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

Organ Grinder (Uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Plane Passenger (Uncredited)

Tristram Coffin

Second Newscaster (Uncredited)

Gerald Hamer

Val's Butler (Uncredited)

Robert Homans

Policer Officer Moriarity (Uncredited)

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