Movie Cosmos - The Saint in New York

Description:

A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. 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's crime.

Top Cast >

Louis Hayward

As Simon Templar

Kay Sutton

As Fay Edwards

Sig Ruman

As Hutch Rellin

Jonathan Hale

As Inspector Henry Fernack

Jack Carson

As Red Jenks

Paul Guilfoyle

As Hymie Fanro

Frederick Burton

As William Valcross

Ben Welden

As Boots 'Pappy' Papinoff

Charles Halton

As Vincent Nather

Cliff Bragdon

As Sebastian Lipke

Jay Adler

As Eddie (Uncredited)

George Anderson

As Bonacci (Uncredited)

Leon Belasco

As Driver (Uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

As Policeman at the Zoo (Uncredited)

Harry Depp

As Shooting Witness (Uncredited)

Lester Dorr

As Jacob S. 'Jake' / 'John' Irbell (Uncredited)

Paul Fix

As Phil Farrell (Uncredited)

Jack Gargan

As Airline Official (Uncredited)

George Irving

As Judge (Uncredited)

Richard Lane

As Dispatcher (Uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

As Citizens Committee Member (Uncredited)

Rollo Lloyd

As Bartender (Uncredited)

Torben Meyer

As German Police Prefect (Uncredited)

Harold Miller

As Speakeasy Patron (Uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

As Court Bailiff (Uncredited)

Lee Phelps

As Detective Kestry (Uncredited)

Tom Quinn

As Thug Door Guard (Uncredited)

Julian Rivero

As San Marco Police Commandant (Uncredited)

Frank M. Thomas

As Prosecutor (Uncredited)

Anthony Warde

As Maury Yule (Uncredited)

Top Crew >

Ben Holmes

Director

Charles Kaufman

Screenplay

Leslie Charteris

Novel

Harry Marker

Editor

Mortimer Offner

Screenplay

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

William Sistrom

Producer

Perry Ferguson

Assistant Art Director

Edward Stevenson

Costume Design

Don L. Cash

Makeup Artist

Frank Redman

Director of Photography

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Anthony Veiller

Treatment

John E. Tribby

Sound Recordist

Louie Anderson

Grip

Reviews:

John Chard (7/10)

I'm such a hero I hardly recognise myself.

So it begins, the start of the realisation of Leslie Charteris' literary creation, one Simon Templar, AKA: The Saint. And it's a good start to be sure.

Templar here is played by Louis Hayward, all smirky confidence, lithe and deadly, Templar is "hired" by some big city suits to snuff out New York's baddies who have in turn been snuffing out policemen and getting away with it. He's deadly, has a quip on the tongue and laughs in the face of danger, and of course he can charm the ladies as well. He gets into scrapes, meaning we get to enjoy his many escapes from impending death, he does indeed assassinate bad guys; and has us firmly on side in the process, and he crucially has us hankering for more of Charteris' rogue good guy!

It's good old fashioned fantastical fun mixed with some rugged 1930s gangster shenanigans. Hooray! 7/10

2014-04-12