
Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations.... (Full plot summary below)
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Simon Templar, the Saint, is brought to New York. His search for the identity of "the Big Fellow" takes him through many dangerous situations.
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| User ReviewEddie HI thought I'd start doing reviews on some really good classic movies to hopefully stir up some interest in films that are sadly being forgotten. The Saint In New York, one I was watching earlier today, is a good one to start with because of all the movies based on the character Simon Templer, aka The Saint, this is easily the best one by far. Other actors, some of them truly great, have played the Saint, George Sanders, Roger Moore, Val Kilmer, but NO ONE has come as close as Hawyard to playing the character the way his creator, writer Leslie Charteris, wrote him. Louis Hayward plays the Saint, a criminal who only preys on other criminals, as someone who almost seems beyond the concepts of good or evil. A man who'd kill a murderer in cold blood in order to prevent him taking another life, but later risk his own life to rescue a kidnapped child. Hayward radiates a sense of deadliness despite the fact that in practically every scene he is...smiling. Looking at his smile and into his eyes you'd be convinced he completely and totally insane despite his air of self control and the elegant way he speaks. If Hannibal, 'the Cannibal' Lector as played by Anthony Hopkins in the Silence of the Lambs had only preyed on criminals and killers he would be almost exactly like Hayward's The Saint minus Hannibal's odd eating habits. Yes, it's an old film, in black and white and a soundtrack that spits and crackles, a bit, but the next time Turner Classic Movies runs it; watch it! It's worth seeing. |
| User ReviewJohn TNot a bad little noiresque film with some interesting directorial flourishes. The Saint is called in to sort out the mob in New York. Louis Hayward was too slight physically to come across as a strong Saint. However he is adequate. Short at 69 minutes it does not drag and there are enough plot twists to keep you involved if not entralled. |
| User ReviewTed WLouis Hayward is excellent in The Saint's first screen outing, he has all the machinations of the characters persona. |
| User ReviewBrian BThe first film adaptation of Leslie Charteris' enigmatic character, Simon Templar aka the Saint is an enjoyable B thriller from RKO studios. The plot could have been straight out of any low budget crime film as it essentially involves bringing "justice" to New York by taking down a major crime syndicate; however in many other films from the 1930's the hero would have been a cop trying to get a conviction and, if he killed anyone it would have been by necessity rather than choice. However with this film the Saint kills by choice and is as much a killer as he is a bringer of justice. This dark edge makes the film more interesting than the standard plot suggests. Louis Hayward, in his only outing as the title character, plays it with the perfect mix of the suave and the psychotic. He is convincing as a bit of a smooth character but, more importantly, he convinced me as a remorseless killer. The rest of the cast are the usuals caricatures of cops and criminals. |
| User Reviewbill sNot a bad little noiresque film with some interesting directorial flourishes. The Saint is called in to sort out the mob in New York. Louis Hayward was too slight physically to come across as a strong Saint. However he is adequate. Short at 69 minutes it does not drag and there are enough plot twists to keep you involved if not entralled. |
| User ReviewKarsh DThe saint takes on a crime spree in new York in a largely average spy thriller. |
| User ReviewSean HThe first in the The Saint film series. I don't like Louis Hayward in the role of The Saint as much as George Sanders |