tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post2957643622735452905..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: MEET THE TIGER (and The Saint) by Leslie Charteris (1928)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-42525921069046419002020-01-09T13:26:09.847-08:002020-01-09T13:26:09.847-08:00Great thriller. A favorite of mineGreat thriller. A favorite of mineIra Henkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-25775398187205358462020-01-09T02:16:06.845-08:002020-01-09T02:16:06.845-08:00Lovely to see so many comments about Mr Templar...Lovely to see so many comments about Mr Templar's adventures. Can I be cheeky and plug my latest book? It's entirely relevant as it's a full length biography of a writer called Charteris...<br /><br />https://spitefulpuppet.com/product/a-saint-i-aint-paperback/<br /><br />Ian Dickersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118320839110568279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-62634573091158990862020-01-04T17:38:51.360-08:002020-01-04T17:38:51.360-08:00I've gotten great enjoyment out of reading abo...I've gotten great enjoyment out of reading about the exploits of Simon Templar, especially the full-length novels. My favorite is <i>The Saint in New York</i>, with <i>The Saint in Miami</i> a close second. <br /><br />Overall, I would agree with Bob above. The series is well worth reading at least through the late '40s.Otis Criblecoblishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637526308513869931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-67261316032306251472020-01-03T23:11:33.790-08:002020-01-03T23:11:33.790-08:00Sheesh. Who knew there were so many Saintophiles o...Sheesh. Who knew there were so many Saintophiles out there? Thanks for chiming in, guys.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-66111141559472404342020-01-03T21:00:33.591-08:002020-01-03T21:00:33.591-08:00The Saint books are spectacular: from the beginnin...The Saint books are spectacular: from the beginning till about the late 1940s, they are unbeatable entertainment. You're in for a treat!Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-53995245920127068062020-01-03T18:32:35.471-08:002020-01-03T18:32:35.471-08:00The Saint was my second hero crush in crime fictio...The Saint was my second hero crush in crime fiction (after Holmes). Took me years of searching,beginning ca. age 12, to track down copies of the books and read them. On revisits, some early novels were disappointing, others like Saint in New York held up well. The character shines best in his many genial battles with Claude Eustace Teal, and especially in the many "conning the con man" short stories, deservedly much-anthologized.Art Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334930459109747106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-34904993169651782342020-01-03T17:02:03.936-08:002020-01-03T17:02:03.936-08:00I like the short stories a lot. Try The Saint In E...I like the short stories a lot. Try <i>The Saint In Europe</i>, it's good.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-59291781742162343572020-01-03T14:10:11.228-08:002020-01-03T14:10:11.228-08:00Lots of copies on abebooks.com, but no bargains. ...Lots of copies on abebooks.com, but no bargains. It'll cost you $50 minimum to read this.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265121591041114100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-89337517278014502092020-01-03T13:33:27.533-08:002020-01-03T13:33:27.533-08:00There's a short story in pictures in Life Maga...There's a short story in pictures in Life Magazine about The Saint, starring Charteris himself. It was made around 1938 or so, IIRC. It's fascinating.Glen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159866063741462707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-9840138447908186902020-01-03T13:12:42.557-08:002020-01-03T13:12:42.557-08:00Louis Heyward may be best known for swashbucklers ...Louis Heyward may be best known for swashbucklers (The Man in the Iron Mask, Fortunes of Captain Blood). He was also in the 1945 version of And Then There Were None, and he played Templar again in the 1950s in The Saint's Return. <br /><br />There was a B movie series with George Sanders and a radio series with Vincent Price, but the character never really hit it big until the 1960s TV series. Of course, it was Moore's big break, and he may have been the first British actor to become a millionaire from starring in a TV show.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-21058334985474071012020-01-03T12:43:51.871-08:002020-01-03T12:43:51.871-08:00Evan, did know the genesis of "the REAL Saint...Evan, did know the genesis of "the REAL Saint" was explored in a Mystery File blog post in 2015? (http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=37295). In the comments there you can also find links to key "Five Kings" stories at Comicbookplus. My own first encounter with the Saint was made when I was aged about 10; my closest encounter with the character (and Charteris's demands of his ghosts) was in the early 1960s as one of the scriptwriters for a Saint comic book series. More about that can be found here: https://tainted-archive.blogspot.com/search?q=Saint+Settles+the+Score.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408711495694216427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-61223587742344990142020-01-03T05:55:28.929-08:002020-01-03T05:55:28.929-08:00I loved the early Saint, liked the later Saint, an...I loved the early Saint, liked the later Saint, and have a hard time getting through the "collaborations." The final blow for me was the 1997 Val Kilmer ego-fest movie. (And I couldn't get through the first fifteen minutes of the 2017 Adam Raynor flick.)Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.com