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The Saint's Double Trouble is a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. The film stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint", a master criminal turned crime-fighter, and features horror film legend Bela Lugosi as "The Partner". This was the fourth of eight films in RKO's film series about the character created by Leslie Charteris, and the first film to not be directly based upon one of the original Saint books, although Charteris did contribute to developing the story for the film.
In this production, Sanders plays a dual role, not only that of Templar but of his doppelgänger, Duke Bates. When Bates is spotted smuggling diamonds into the US, Templar is blamed for the crime.
Co-starring in the film is Helene Whitney as love interest Anne Bitts, and Jonathan Hale as Insp. Henry Farnack.
Original Release
01/26/1940
US Release
01/26/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Sanders | 'Boss' Duke Bates / Simon Templar aka The Saint / Simon Templar |
Helene Reynolds | Anne Bitts |
Jonathan Hale | Inspector Henry Fernack |
Bela Lugosi | The Partner / Partner |
Donald MacBride | John Bohlen / Inspector John H. Bohlen |
John F. Hamilton | Limpy |
Thomas W. Ross | Professor Horatio Bitts / Professor Horatio T. Bitts |
Elliott Sullivan | Monk / Monk 'Warren' |
Stanley Blystone | Detective Sadler |
Ralph Dunn | Police Sergeant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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George Sanders | 'Boss' Duke Bates / Simon Templar aka The Saint / Simon Templar |
Helene Reynolds | Anne Bitts |
Jonathan Hale | Inspector Henry Fernack |
Bela Lugosi | The Partner / Partner |
Donald MacBride | John Bohlen / Inspector John H. Bohlen |
John F. Hamilton | Limpy |
Thomas W. Ross | Professor Horatio Bitts / Professor Horatio T. Bitts |
Elliott Sullivan | Monk / Monk 'Warren' |
Stanley Blystone | Detective Sadler |
Ralph Dunn | Police Sergeant |
Byron Foulger | Ephraim Byrd |
Billy Franey | Street Shooting Witness |
Edward Gargan | Police Sergeant |
William Haade | Helm Van Roon aka 'The Dutchman' |
Donald Kerr | Card Player |
Pat McKee | Card Player |
Lal Chand Mehra | Cairo Express Office Clerk |
Walter Miller | Mac / Mac - Bartender |
Pat O'Malley | Express Man |
Jack O'Shea | Spectator on Street |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Cliff Reid | Producer |