Crime is overwhelming the city. The Police Lieutenant leading the fight is killed by a bomb. City leaders gather to come up with a plan. One of them suggests recruiting Simon "The Saint" Templar (Louis Hayward), a mysterious British detective willing to work outside the law.
This is the first of the successful RKO series on the character. Hayward is a little weak-jawed and slight of build. He does have a big grin and that makes him look a bit like The Joker. I like the violence. I would want more and darker but I doubt the studio could get away with it. It's a lot of unlikely interactions. I thought The Saint worked in secret but this is not the case here. I don't actually know that much about the character.
This is the first of the successful RKO series on the character. Hayward is a little weak-jawed and slight of build. He does have a big grin and that makes him look a bit like The Joker. I like the violence. I would want more and darker but I doubt the studio could get away with it. It's a lot of unlikely interactions. I thought The Saint worked in secret but this is not the case here. I don't actually know that much about the character.