the saint meets the tiger ebook download

If you like these classic old mysteries, you can do a lot worse than 'The Saint Meets the Tiger'. Yet the charm of the dialog and the heroes overcomes those deficiencies. Some of the action scenes are a bit simplistic, to the point of virtually being bungled. One of the main differences is that the identity of the Tiger is revealed quite early in the movie, and that revelation is virtually the last event in the book. The cast is very similar in most respects to the main characters in the book.

The story isn't, of course, exactly the plot of the book, but it is close enough to give you fond reminiscences of the book. His sidekick, Horace, has been transformed from a rough retired seaman to a dapper butler. Hugh Sinclair, who doesn't much look the part initially, grows on you as the Saint with his witty and confident performance. The Saint is following the trail of a million pounds sterling of gold stolen from a Bristol bank by a gang headed by 'the Tiger', a criminal mastermind. The Saint Meets the Tiger' was the first of the Saint books, but appeared rather late in the series of movies. Hugh Sinclair was not my idea of Simon Templar - he was chunkily adequate - but at this distance I wish he'd gone on to make a dozen or so more I'd yet to see! So, imho well worth watching for fans and completists alike, especially if you can get over the bad condition of the print. There's a pretty frank love interest and many twists and turns and multiple plot lines going on to keep you guessing how it will all turn out, although if you know your Saint you know the ultimate outcome with the opening titles. The incidence of a man murdered on the Saint's doorstep leads him and valet (Mr Memory from the 39 Steps) - and Teal - to a nest of savage gold smugglers in a quaint English seaside town. I can't remember Inspector Teal in it however but all of the stalwart British cast work well together in an effective potboiler. I haven't seen this film for over 20 years now or read Meet the Tiger for over 30 but it seemed familiar ie faithful to Charteris's first Saint story written in 1929. I take it the original is lost? To make up for it they did their British best with some atmospheric sets, nice Templar repartee and a competent story. Unfortunately this can give you the feeling that by mistake you're watching Dick Barton, another (ultra) cheapo British sleuth series I like.

Altogether not too bad a Saint entry, the big problems being it was low budget and the annoying decomposition of the film when the '50's TV dupe was made.

The saint meets the tiger ebook download