The Saint in New York (film)

The Saint in New York
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ben Holmes
Screenplay by	Charles Kaufman Mortimer Offner
Story by	Charles Kaufman Mortimer Offner Anthony Veiller[1]
Based on	The Saint in New York 1935 novel Leslie Charteris
Produced by	William Sistrom
Starring	Louis Hayward Kay Sutton Sig Ruman Jonathan Hale
Cinematography	Joseph H. August Frank Redman
Edited by	Harry Marker
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	June 3, 1938 (1938-06-03)[2]
Running time	71-72 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$128,000[3]
Box office	$460,000[3]

The Saint in New York is an American 1938 crime film, directed by Ben Holmes and adapted from Leslie Charteris's 1935 novel of the same name by Charles Kaufman and Mortimer Offner. After a police lieutenant is killed, the New York Police Department enlists gentleman criminal Simon Templar to fight criminal elements in the city.

Released by RKO Pictures, The Saint in New York marks the first screen appearance of Templar, also known as "The Saint". Louis Hayward stars as the title character, with Kay Sutton as his love interest. Alfred Hitchcock was initially discussed as a possible director for the film. This was the first of eight films in RKO's film series about The Saint. After being replaced in the series by George Sanders, Hayward would not play The Saint again until 1953 in Hammer Films production of The Saint's Return. There had not been a Saint film made in twelve years.