The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

THE 'SAINT' SWINGS WEST!...to astound you again...in the second of fiction's modern 'Robin Hood' series of mystery and thrills!

Directed by John Farrow

Produced by RKO Radio Pictures

193964 min5.8 / 10

A charming 1930s detective adventure where a suave vigilante hero clears a dead man's name while romancing his daughter and outwitting both criminals and corrupt cops.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Saint Strikes Back easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does The Saint Strikes Back end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Saint Strikes Back sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Saint Strikes Back violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Saint Strikes Back scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

26/ 100

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Rarity63

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Surprise12

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Love15

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