Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.
Acting
Sanders' twin performance—one smirks, the other smirks harder.
Costume
The Saint's impeccable tailoring versus his double's shabby doppelgänger drip.
Director
Jack Hively
George Sanders
Simon Templar
Helene Reynolds
Anne Bitts
Jonathan Hale
Inspector Henry Fernack
Bela Lugosi
Partner
Donald MacBride
Inspector John H. Bohlen
John F. Hamilton
Limpy
Thomas W. Ross
Professor Horatio T. Bitts
Elliott Sullivan
Monk 'Warren'
Stanley Blystone
Detective Sadler (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Ephraim Byrd (uncredited)
Billy Franey
Street Shooting Witness (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
William Haade
Helm Van Roon aka 'The Dutchman' (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Card Player (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sanders actually played The Saint in five RKO films before abandoning the role for The Falcon series—his own competition.
This was Bela Lugosi's rare non-horror RKO appearance during his 'poverty row' decline, still commanding screen presence despite minimal lines.
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