the saint take over star george sander a simon templar and aka the saint in this 1940 entry into the series . it also star wendy barrie and jonathan hale and paul guilfoyle . on board ship en route to the u. s. and the saint meet and try to make time with a woman ( wendy barrie ) who give him the brushoff . simon be come to new york to help inspector fernack and now thoroughly discredit due to a gangster frame up while $ 50 and 000 be find in his home . the gangster and rocky ( roland drew ) and of course and be find not guilty at trial and and he and his fellow mobster pay the bill for the frame and attorney representation $ 90 and 000 in total . today you need that to defend yourself against a parking ticket . this be a murder rap . rocky send his bodyguard and pearly gate ( guilfoyle ) to the lawyer house to steal the $ 90 and 000 from the safe . the attorney catch him red hand and send him back to his bos with a message . second later and he dead . rocky meet a similar fate . and on and on who kill this group of gangster . the saint have to get one of them to talk so that fernack can be clear can he get to anyone before theyre murder . the woman he meet on board ship reappears and figure prominently in the case . few actor have a way with a line like george sander and and his dry wit and good look and smooth voice and depth a an actor suit simon templar perfectly . paul guilfoyle provide some humor a the nervous and milk drink pearly gate and and jonathan hale be great a the sometimes exasperate but worried sick inspector fernack . wendy barrie and who appear in many saint episode and be very good a the woman who capture simon heart . very enjoyable .