The Saint's Return

Not to be confused with the Leslie Charteris novella collection The Saint Returns.

The Saint's Return
US film poster with the US title
Directed bySeymour Friedman
Written byAllan MacKinnon
Produced byAnthony Hinds
Julian Lesser
StarringLouis Hayward
Naomi Chance
Sydney Tafler
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byJames Needs
Music byIvor Slaney
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films (UK
RKO Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 15 April 1954 (1954-04-15) (US)[1]
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Saint's Return is a 1953 British crime thriller film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Louis Hayward, Naomi Chance and Sydney Tafler. It was produced by Hammer Film Productions in London and released in the United States as The Saint's Girl Friday.

It premiered in London under the original title on 12 October 1953[2] and was distributed in the UK by Hammer Films own distribution company, Exclusive Films. It was released in the US by RKO under the US title on 15 April 1954.[2] The Saint's Return saw Louis Hayward, who had been the first actor to play Simon Templar in The Saint in New York in 1938, fifteen years earlier, return to the role one last time.

  1. ^ "The Saint's Girl Friday: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b www.saint.org: The Saint in Movies and Films Retrieved 2012-07-25