The Saint in New York is a 1938 crime film, based on Leslie Charteris's novel of the same name. Released by RKO Pictures, The Saint in New York marks the first screen appearance of Simon Templar - "the Saint". Louis Hayward stars as the titular character, with Kay Sutton as his love interest. Police Lieutenant Martin, an officer leading the fight against New York gangsters, is killed. Jake Irbell is arrested and charged with his murder, but has to be released when prosecution witnesses are either coerced into changing their testimony or simply disappear. A civilian crime commission demands... action of the police commissioner, but he has no fresh ideas. William Valcross , a respected leading citizen and member of the commission, suggests they resort to drastic measures and recruit Simon Templar , the "Saint", a man with a reputation for dealing with criminals outside the law. The commissioner reluctantly agrees to give the Saint free rein to do what he must. Valcross spends months tracking the Saint down, following a trail of dead bodies across Europe and South America.
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| Release date: | May 25, 1938 |
| Directed by: | Ben Holmes |
| Runtime: | 69 Minutes |
| Producer: | William Sistrom |
| Editor: | Harry Marker |
| Music by: | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography: | Frank Redman, Joseph H. August |
| Screenplay by: | Mortimer Offner, Leslie Charteris, Charles Kaufman |