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VHS : The Saint: In New York/Strikes Back


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starring: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan, Barry Fitzgerald
directed by: Ben Holmes, John Farrow







Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304383223
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
ISBN: 6304383223
Label: Turner Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Entertainment
Release Date: March 18, 1997
Running Time: 138 minutes
Sales Rank: 10818
Studio: Turner Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: June 03, 1938



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Description:
The Saintchr(39)s first film appearance, he is a criminal hired to kill off the worst criminals in New York



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - I saw Mr. Sanders "In London" before these two. Lewis
Hayward did New York. A nice double feature with "Strikes Back" starring George Sanders on the same tape. Robert Osborne even does an intro. for TCM. Mr. Hayward is pretty good & I admit he puts me in mind of James Bond more than Mr. Sanders. He's cruel & charming, kills with cool dispatch, yet he is still one of the good guys. The Law is ambivalent about The Saint/Simon Templar. He is somewhat of a Robin Hood in that he steals from criminals, helps law enforcement but takes a cut for himself. ... Read More



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - George Sanders Replaces Louis Hayward
THE SAINT IN NEW YORK was the first Saint movie produced by RKO Radio Pictures and it starred Louis Hayward as Simon Templar ( "The Saint"). In this episode Templar was hired to eliminate some criminals. The supporting cast included Kay Sutton and Jack Carson.

The next entry in the series was THE SAINT STRIKES BACK which appeared in 1939. It was based on the novel ANGEL OF DOOM by Leslie Charteris who had sold the rights to several of his books featuring the Saint to RKO Radio Pictures. George ... Read More




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