Another good director, John Paddy Carstairs, ensures a superior Saint entry – indeed, some believe this is the best of the lot. The Saint is fighting crims in London where he has two main friends – a very pretty engaging girl (Sally Grey) and a wacky hoodlum sidekick (a character type that appeared in almost every B film detective series in the 30s). He is helped by one copper and hindered by another.
Sanders isn’t as funny as he was in The Saint Strikes Back, but he’s still highly enjoyable. He and Grey have lovely chemistry (although in one scene he accidentally punches her out!) There are some excellent villains – humourous, smart, ruthless. The Saint only gets away with it via some sneaky business with a switchblade (he flicks it backwards – it’s quite clever).
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