| The Saint's Vacation | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Fenton |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Leslie Charteris |
| Based on | Getaway by Leslie Charteris |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Starring | Hugh Sinclair Leueen MacGrath |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Al Barnes Ralph Kemplen |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd |
Production company | RKO Radio British Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Saint's Vacation is a 1941 adventure film produced by the British arm of RKO Pictures. The film stars Hugh Sinclair as Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", a world-roving crimefighter who walks the fine edge of the law. This was the seventh of eight films in RKO's film series about the character created by Leslie Charteris. It was Sinclair's first appearance as Templar, having taken over the role from George Sanders, who then stepped into RKO's "Falcon" series.
The film was based upon Charteris' 1932 novel, Getaway (also known as The Saint's Getaway) and, like all the other films in the RKO Saint series, considerable liberties were taken with the original story. Most notably, the time frame of the story has been moved up to the Second World War, with the villains of the piece being Nazis. The film also disregards the fact that Getaway was in fact the third chapter of a trilogy which included the earlier works The Last Hero and Knight Templar. Unlike other films in the Saint series, Charteris himself co-wrote the screenplay. Also, unlike the previous Saint films, which were produced in Hollywood, The Saint's Vacation was produced and filmed in the United Kingdom.