| The Saint in New York | |
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| Directed by | Ben Holmes |
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| 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 |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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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.
- ^ a b The Saint in New York at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- ^ "The Saint in New York: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ a b Jewel, Richard (1994) "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951" in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, vol 14, no 1, p.55