a5c7b9f00b The Saint, visiting in London, is tipped off by a friend in the British Intelligence, that there appears to something fishy going on regarding the representative of a foreign government who is in London arranging for the printing of paper currency for his country. A gang of crooks are trying to force the agent to give an additional order for the printing of millions in bank notes which are to be turned over to them. Fearing that The Saint is getting to close to their scheme, they kidnap his friend, Penny Parker, and are holding her hostage until The Saing turns over an incrimination document stolen from the home of the master-mind criminal. The Saint, newly back in London, is tipped by a friend in the Secret Service to a mystery involving one Bruno Lang, seemingly a Society card-sharp, but really involved in a plot to print and pass a million pounds worth of foreign currency. Also involved are various sinister characters; innocent victim Count Duni; the Saint&#39;s attractive admirer Penny Parker; and his old nemesis Inspector Teal. George Sanders is &quot;The Saint in London,&quot; having just returned from New York. This time he&#39;s involved in stopping a gang&#39;s attempt to steal one million pounds in foreign currency and take it out of the country. Along the way, the consulate from that country is forced to authorize the currency production. He gets away from his captors and is picked up by the Saint, but eventually dies.<br/><br/>The Saint has an entanglement with Inspector Claud Teal, who nevertheless works with him. And there&#39;s a lovely woman in the picture, played by Sally Gray, who insists on being part of the caper.<br/><br/>George Sanders was a wonderful actor and gives The Saint a lightness and smoothness, so the movie flows beautifully. It&#39;s not much of a story, but the characterizations and Sanders&#39; performance carry it. Recommended for a fun, breezy watch. Forget Val Kilmer – to find out what the Saint is all about, watch this entry, or 1938&#39;s Saint in New York or 1941&#39;s The Saint&#39;s Vacation. These three are closer to Charteris&#39;s literary creation (with Ian Ogilvy&#39;s TV series, Return of The Saint, in the late Seventies) than anything else. As Simon Templar, George Sanders is ruthless, cool, clinical and just on the right side of legality by a cat&#39;s whisker. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs (whom Leslie Charteris dedicated a book of short stories to &#39;for all the nice things he&#39;s (sic) done for the Saint)), the only director to work on both the films and the Roger Moore TV series, this hits the spot in a way most other entires don&#39;t. While Moore made the character his own, no one played Charteris&#39;s Saint better than Sanders on screen and Vincent Price on radio. Do youself a favour and watch this film to find out why.
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