The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Paul L. Stein

Escritores:

Leslie Charteris (novel)
Leslie Arliss (writer) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 julio 1943 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Misterio

Plot:

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies...

Plot Keywords:

The Saint | Death | Sequel | Murder | Animal In Title

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Meet the Saint

Reparto

Hugh Sinclair	...	Simon Templar (The Saint)
Jean Gillie	...	Pat Holm
Gordon McLeod	...	Insp. Claud Teal / Prof. Karn
Clifford Evans	...	Tidemarsh / The Tiger
Wylie Watson	...	Horace (Templar's butler)
Dennis Arundell	...	Lionel Bentley
Charles Victor	...	Bittle
Louise Hampton	...	Aunt Agatha Gurten
John Salew	...	Merridon (curator of the Baycome Museum)
Arthur Hambling	...	Police constable
Amy Veness	...	Mrs. Donald Jones
Claude Bailey	...	Donald Jones
Noel Dainton	...	Burton (Bentley's butler)
Eric Clavering	...	Frankie
Ben Williams	...	Joe Gallo

Duración:

UK:79 min | USA:70 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

Finland:K-7 | USA:Approved (PCA #9323)

Compañía:

RKO Radio British Productions

Trivialidades:

First and only film in RKO's Saint series to feature the character of Patricia Holm, who was Simon Templar's recurring partner and love interest in the novels, and who was introduced in the book upon which this film was based. Also the only film to feature Templar's butler, Horace (named Orace in the books), who also appeared in several of the early Saint novels.

Conexiones de Película:

Sigue The Saint in New York (1938)

Meet the Saint

Altogether not too bad a Saint entry, the big problems being it was low budget and the annoying decomposition of the film when the '50's TV dupe was made. Unfortunately this can give you the feeling that by mistake you're watching Dick Barton, another (ultra) cheapo British sleuth series I like. I take it the original is lost? To make up for it they did their British best with some atmospheric sets, nice Templar repartee and a competent story.

I haven't seen this film for over 20 years now or read Meet the Tiger for over 30 but it seemed familiar ie faithful to Charteris's first Saint story written in 1929. I can't remember Inspector Teal in it however but all of the stalwart British cast work well together in an effective potboiler. The incidence of a man murdered on the Saint's doorstep leads him and valet (Mr Memory from the 39 Steps) - and Teal - to a nest of savage gold smugglers in a quaint English seaside town. There's a pretty frank love interest and many twists and turns and multiple plot lines going on to keep you guessing how it will all turn out, although if you know your Saint you know the ultimate outcome with the opening titles. Hugh Sinclair was not my idea of Simon Templar - he was chunkily adequate - but at this distance I wish he'd gone on to make a dozen or so more I'd yet to see!

So, imho well worth watching for fans and completists alike, especially if you can get over the bad condition of the print.