The Holy Terror (The Saint) - Film and Television Adaptation

Film and Television Adaptation

Main article: The Saint in London

"The Million Pound Day" formed the basis for the 1939 film, The Saint in London which starred George Sanders as Templar. (This should not be confused with the Simon Templar book The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal, which was also published under the title The Saint in London.) In addition, the plot point in "The Melancholy Journey of Mr. Teal" in which Templar strives to top up his bank account and retire was adapted for the 1997 film version of The Saint.

"The Inland Revenue" was adapted as an episode of The Saint. Retitled "The Scorpion" the episode first aired on October 29, 1964, as part of the third season.

The Saint, created by Leslie Charteris
Characters
  • Simon Templar
  • Patricia Holm
  • Claud Eustace Teal
  • Inspector Fernack
  • Rayt Marius
  • Hoppy Uniatz
  • Roger Conway
Books by Leslie Charteris
  • Meet the Tiger (1928)
  • Enter the Saint (1930)
  • The Last Hero (1930)
  • Knight Templar (1930)
  • Featuring the Saint (UK only – 1931)
  • Alias the Saint (UK only – 1931)
  • Wanted for Murder (US only – 1931)
  • She Was a Lady (1931)
  • The Holy Terror (1932)
  • Getaway (1932)
  • Once More the Saint (1933)
  • The Brighter Buccaneer (1933)
  • The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal (1934)
  • Boodle (1934)
  • The Saint Goes On (1934)
  • The Saint in New York (1935)
  • Saint Overboard (1936)
  • The Ace of Knaves (1937)
  • Thieves' Picnic (1937)
  • Prelude for War (1938)
  • Follow the Saint (1938)
  • The Happy Highwayman (1939)
  • The Saint in Miami (1940)
  • The Saint Goes West (1942)
  • The Saint Steps In (1942)
  • The Saint on Guard (1944)
  • The Saint Sees it Through (1946)
  • Call for the Saint (1948)
  • Saint Errant (1948)
  • The Saint in Europe (1953)
  • The Saint on the Spanish Main (1955)
  • The Saint Around the World (1956)
  • Thanks to the Saint (1957)
  • Señor Saint (1958)
  • The Saint to the Rescue (1959)
  • Trust the Saint (1962)
  • The Saint in the Sun (1963)
Collaborations
(credited to Charteris)
  • Vendetta for the Saint (1964)
  • The Saint on TV (1968)
  • The Saint Returns (1968)
  • The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968)
  • The Saint Abroad (1969)
  • The Saint in Pursuit (1970)
  • The Saint and the People Importers (1971)
  • Catch the Saint (1975)
  • The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace (1976)
  • Send for the Saint (1977)
  • The Saint in Trouble (1978)
  • The Saint and the Templar Treasure (1979)
  • Count on the Saint (1980)
  • Salvage for the Saint (1983)
Books by Burl Barer
  • The Saint (film novelization) (1997)
  • Capture the Saint (1997)
Unpublished works
  • Bet on the Saint (1968)
  • The Saint's Lady (1979)
Cinema films
  • The Saint in New York (1938)
  • The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
  • The Saint in London (1939)
  • The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
  • The Saint Takes Over (1940)
  • The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
  • The Saint's Vacation (1941)
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1943)
  • The Saint's Return (1953)
  • Le Saint mène la danse (1960)
  • Le Saint prend l'affut (1966)
  • The Saint (1997)
TV films
  • The Fiction Makers (1968)
  • Vendetta for the Saint (1969)
  • The Saint and the Brave Goose (1983)
  • The Saint in Manhattan (1987)
TV series
  • The Saint (1962 – 1969)
  • Return of the Saint (1978 – 1979)
  • Mystery Wheel of Adventure (1989)
The Saint actors
  • Louis Hayward
  • George Sanders
  • Hugh Sinclair
  • Félix Marten
  • Jean Marais
  • Roger Moore
  • Ian Ogilvy
  • Andrew Clarke
  • Simon Dutton
  • Val Kilmer
  • Adam Rayner
Related articles
  • Daredevil (1929) (Teal's first appearance)
  • S.W.O.R.D. (fictional organization)
  • Hirondel (Templar's car)
Biographical/Bibliographical
  • The Saint and Leslie Charteris (1970) by W.O.G. Lofts and Derek Adley
  • The Saint: 'So You're The Famous Simon Templar' (1989) By Tony Mechele and Dick Fiddy
  • The Saint: A Complete History in Print, Radio, Film and Television (1993) by Burl Barer

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