Movie the saint in new york 1938

The saint in new york is the first of the saint movies and of the ones ive seen, one of the best. A crime spree in new york forces the police commissioner to turn to englishman simon templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. 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. The saint in movies and films 1938 the saint in new york rko radio picturesusa, 69 minutes, 6273 feet. Later films in the series well, the next one in fact would quickly. 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 must have watched my tape of the film a hundred times, and i never get tired of it. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.

The death of a police lieutenant who has been investigating new york racketeers and the acquittal of his murderer by crooked lawyers, leads to the citizens committee for crime prevention suggesting that inspector fernack jonathan hale engage simon. The movie was so popular it spawned a series of sequels. The films most memorable moment finds templar disguising himself as a nun to dispose of a particularly nasty villain. The saints double trouble 1940 played by george sanders.

It was directed by ben holmes and filmed by joseph august and frank redman. The saint in new york has been ranked 502 times, wins 34. Simon templars roguish audacity is very well conveyed by hayward and the film is a lot of fun. The saint, leslie charteris charming but deadly criminalturnedsleuth, made his first film appearance in rko radios the saint of new york. George sanders starred in four movies as the falcon. The saint in new york is a better movie than im probably making it sound, but its body count is awfully high, its amorality is a problem and it simply isnt a good enough piece of filmmaking to rise above the genre conventions. After a police lieutenant is killed, the new york police department enlists gentleman criminal simon templar to fight criminal elements in the city. For me, though, i discovered the robin hood of modern crime by watching 1938s the saint in new york, which was the first templar film ever made. Based on a novel by leslie charteris, new yorks police commission summons a rogue criminal to eliminate six notorious gangsters that courts cannot convict. The saint in new york is an american 1938 crime film, directed by ben holmes and adapted from leslie charteris s novel of the same name by charles kaufman and mortimer offner. Only, hayward was kicked to the curb and george sanders tapped to replace him. I caught the saint in new york late one night on tv.

The saint in new york is the first of the rko films with leslie charteris character the saint. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city. The saint the robin hoodinspired crimefighter created by leslie charteris. Louis hayward as simon templar the saint 02 the saint movie. The saint strikes back 1939 played by george sanders.

George sanders returned as templar, with wendy barrie playing his latest romantic conquest in her second of three appearance. And hes in new york in search of the biggest baddie of the lot. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the citys crime. But this isnt a turf war, their nemesis is fighting on the side of good. There are plenty of shootings and killings and he gets involved in some quite dangerous situations. It was this book that rko radio pictures purchased and made the basis for their first saint film, which was released in 1938. 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. Adapted from the leslie charteris novel the saint in new york 15b27, 1935. He was replaced by george sanders for most of the rest of the films and hugh sinclair for. The saint in new york had a 1997 tcm release on vhs, paired with the saint strikes back. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 30 produced by 1 music by 1 cinematography by. A taut bmovie with moody cinematography, a snappy pace, dialogue that is at turns poetic and funny, and. Movie mirrors index the saint in new york 1938 b 72en.

Streamcloud the saint in new york 1938 deutsch stream. 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 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After the fourth movie, the role of the falcon was passed from george sanders who apparently had tired of this role, and wanted to leave. Find local tv listings for the saint in new york on. The saint in new york is not my favorite saint novel, but i will be the first to admit it is likely charteriss best novel, and it was certainly the best film adaptation of the character and his work despite his own dislike of the film. Directed by ben holmes and released by rko, the saint in new york took me quite by surprise. South african actor louis hayward plays simon templar in this first movie, after which george sanders took over the role. The saint in new york 1938 classic movie ramblings. The saint in new york 1938 streaming vostfr hd a 20170529t03. Overall though this is a tough and enjoyable bmovie that features an enjoyably dark antihero.

All the saint in new york movie posters,high res movie posters image for the saint in new york. The saint in new york 1938 torrent kbs downloaden hot. However, when i saw him in the saint in new york, i really fell in love with him. The saint in new york 1938 topics the saint, mystery, classic film, simon templar, new york language english. The success of the saint of new york prompted rko to negotiate with charteris for a series of saint films, with george sanders and hugh sinclair taking over from louis hayward as the title character. It is actually violence and all a very faithful translation of charteris novel of the same name. The saint in new york 1938 cast and crew moviefone. 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.

First with the man in the iron mask, then with my son, my son. The saint takes over, released in 1940 by rko pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of simon templar, a. The saint in new york 1938 the saint in new york 1938. The saints girl friday was the last in the series of films featuring leslie charteris character, before the role was taken by roger. Its a 1938 movie with louis hayward as simon templar. A criminalturnedsleuth hunts notorious criminals who manage to escape the law. The saint in new york 1938 the movie database tmdb. His search for the identity of the big fellow takes him through many dangerous situations. Not surprisingly simon templars arrival in new york also ushers in a considerably tougher, even hard. The movie had a 2012 release on region 2 dvd in the uk. 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. Ben holmes, 1938s the saint in new york is the closest to leslie charteris.

Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The saint in new york 1938 played by louis hayward. George sanders saint movie collection dvd 1941 region 1 us import. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The saint in new york 1938 streaming vostfr hd film complet. The saint in new york strikes back hd movie youtube. In this one, the saint is sent to new york to investigate gangsters in the underworld there. The 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. The saint in new york 1938 the saint in new york was the first of rkos very successful series of crime movies featuring leslie charteriss dashing crimefighter simon templar. The saint movies 193854 the falcon movies 194149 the saint tv series 196269 the falcon tv series 195455 the. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. 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. The saint in new york, the 1938 ben holmes detective crime mystery thriller. The saint in new york 1938 the hoods in new york are suddenly on the receiving end of the kind of punishment they usually dish out to their enemies.