The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth of eight films in RKOs film series about Simon Templar, a.k.a. The Saint, the Robin Hoodinspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. George Sanders returned as Templar, with Wendy Barrie playing his latest romantic interest, in her second of three appearances in the Saint film series playing a different role each time.
The Saint learns that his friendly nemesis, Inspector Henry Farnack Jonathan Hale, has been suspended from the police force after 50,000 was found in his safe. He has been framed by Big Ben Egan Pierre Watkin on behalf of his racefixing gang, which Fernack was investigating. The other members of the gang Rocky Weldon Roland Drew, Leo Sloan Robert Emmett Keane, Sam Reese Morgan Conway and Max Bremer Cy Kendall each pay a quarter share of the 90,000 cost of the frameup. Rocky himself has just been cleared in a trial after the testimony of his bodyguard, Clarence Pearly Gates Paul Guilfoyle and the murder of the main prosecution witness, Johnny Summers.Egan orders two henchmen to pick up the woman passenger when the ship arrives. Fortunately, Templar is able to foil them, and the woman drives off in a taxi. Templar goes to see Fernack. Weldon sends Gates to rob Egan, but Egan catches the safe cracker. At gunpoint, Gates confesses that Welden sent him. Egan orders him to lure his boss into a trap, but after Gates leaves, an unseen shooter kills Egan. Templar and Fernack meet when they both sneak into Egans place. The Saint finds the hidden camera and later develops the photograph. He also picks up a clue, a rose petal. ........
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