Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.
Directed by John Farrow
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Cast

George Sanders
Simon Templar

Wendy Barrie
Valerie 'Val' Travers

Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack

Jerome Cowan
Cullis

Barry Fitzgerald
Zipper Dyson

Neil Hamilton
Allan Breck

Robert Elliott
Chief Inspector Webster

Russell Hopton
Harry Donnell

Edward Gargan
Pinky Budd

Robert Strange
Police Commisioner

Gilbert Emery
Martin Eastman

James Burke
Headquarters Police Officer

Nella Walker
Mrs. Betty Fernack

Willie Best
Algernon, Simon's Butler (Uncredited)
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