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The Saint: A Complete
History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar 1928-1992
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The Saint: A Complete
History in Print, Radio, Film and Television of Leslie Charteris' Robin Hood of Modern Crime, Simon Templar 1928-1992
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between 1938 and 1941, based on some of the books in
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633:The Saint Around the World
177:The Saint's Double Trouble
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593:The Saint Sees it Through
355:The Saint (Simon Templar)
213:The Saint Meets the Tiger
193:The Saint in Palm Springs
112:The Saint Meets the Tiger
107:The Saint Meets the Tiger
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847:The Saint's Second Front
1061:The Saint: The Big Bang
1045:The Saint: Wrong Number
686:(credited to Charteris)
657:The Saint to the Rescue
245:Hammer Film Productions
237:The Saint's Girl Friday
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997:Vendetta for the Saint
962:Le Saint prend l'affût
954:Le Saint mène la danse
890:The Saint Strikes Back
694:Vendetta for the Saint
473:The Brighter Buccaneer
157:The Saint Strikes Back
60:novel of the same name
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798:Salvage for the Saint
505:The Saint in New York
145:The Saint in New York
66:as Simon Templar and
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930:The Saint's Vacation
914:The Saint Takes Over
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673:The Saint in the Sun
553:The Happy Highwayman
201:The Saint's Vacation
185:The Saint Takes Over
101:The Saint's Vacation
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898:The Saint in London
641:Thanks to the Saint
617:The Saint in Europe
569:The Saint Goes West
465:Once More the Saint
417:Featuring the Saint
295:p. 105 Barer, Burl
169:The Saint in London
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989:The Fiction Makers
946:The Saint's Return
790:Count On the Saint
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601:Call for the Saint
585:The Saint on Guard
577:The Saint Steps In
561:The Saint in Miami
365:Claud Eustace Teal
232:The Saint's Return
72:Claud Eustace Teal
50:RKO Radio Pictures
41:, better known as
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710:The Saint Returns
521:The Ace of Knaves
497:The Saint Goes On
433:Wanted for Murder
282:p.69 Barer, Burl
137:Republic Pictures
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1021:Fear in Fun Park
863:The Saint's Lady
855:Bet on the Saint
726:The Saint Abroad
545:Follow the Saint
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1098:(TV series)
649:Señor Saint
1194:Categories
1150:S.W.O.R.D.
811:Burl Barer
348:Characters
267:References
235:(known as
126:The Falcon
116:The Falcon
84:The Falcon
1143:Daredevil
1096:The Saint
1088:The Saint
1069:The Saint
970:The Saint
809:Books by
374:Books by
337:The Saint
259:The Saint
241:The Saint
130:The Saint
94:In 1941,
89:The Saint
43:The Saint
21:The Saint
1176:Category
1156:Hirondel
1103:episodes
981:TV films
252:See also
118:series,
29:made by
27:B movies
457:Getaway
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262:(1997)
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