1541:
262:] for Saturday to hit 15 Midwestern and Eastern stations at 7:30 p.m. EWT." That Saturday was January 6. The article noted the involvement of the character's creator, saying: "All scripting will be under the supervision of Charteris, who will oversee the adaptations of his published works. If any originals are to be done, he'll do them."
325:. An announcement in Billboard noted that the program would be sustaining (without a sponsor), but that Mutual "will use trial summer run to showcase show for fall bankrolling." The bankrolling eventually came from
342:
was back on its original network, NBC, for this version, which ended
October 14, 1951. The show lasted longer in this version than in any other, despite a negative review of the first episode in
295:
for its 13-week spin, starting June 20, it may stay on the air permanently with Carson out ..." Despite that prediction, the program went off when its summer run ended
September 12, 1945.
242:
reference books list the initial broadcast date as
January 6, 1945, probably because that was when the program aired in the Eastern United States. In an initial story about
227:(the alias of Simon Templar), was "known to millions from books, magazines, and motion pictures." Several versions of the program appeared on different networks.
385:
Besides the versions broadcast in the United States, a six-episode version was broadcast in
Ireland in 1940, and a three-episode version was broadcast by the
553:
219:
type who, in his attempt to help people, remained just one step ahead of the police and crooks—both of whom he combatted") created by author
1586:
287:. It began June 20, 1945, with Billboard reporting in a preview article, "There's nothing definite now, but it's expected here that if
535:
467:
1616:
517:
306:
The show's third version, which began July 9, 1947, was limited to CBS' West Coast network. It ended June 30, 1948. The sponsor was
817:
499:
463:
1571:
1566:
1611:
477:
1606:
1491:
1405:
1126:
696:
1591:
1544:
1150:
1110:
414:
1357:
1086:
1421:
857:
334:
1601:
1576:
1476:
1274:
993:
1250:
1365:
1330:
1596:
1581:
1215:
849:
362:
1471:
1001:
777:
322:
71:
1397:
1306:
1290:
961:
769:
723:
705:
1322:
656:
611:
1429:
1413:
1298:
1025:
689:
109:
1518:
1381:
1258:
1062:
841:
366:
97:
314:
starred in this version and in most of the show's episodes in the two versions that followed.
1463:
1437:
1338:
1314:
1166:
873:
300:
580:
430:
1282:
1142:
1102:
1041:
921:
279:
248:
8:
1484:
1373:
1266:
1231:
1009:
985:
937:
833:
825:
785:
674:
213:
1158:
1134:
969:
953:
945:
929:
897:
733:
682:
326:
205:
191:
639:
1511:
1196:
1188:
1078:
889:
865:
801:
473:
410:
159:
1389:
1223:
1094:
913:
744:
709:
220:
125:
1118:
1070:
1033:
905:
881:
793:
761:
370:
809:
753:
665:
358:
307:
239:
187:
1017:
1560:
728:
472:(Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 596–597.
347:
346:
which said much of the script was "confusing and slow-paced" and called star
311:
267:
263:
224:
209:
183:
89:
81:
977:
648:
296:
292:
85:
374:
332:
The program's final run began June 11, 1950, as a summer replacement for
407:
Radio's Golden Years: The
Encyclopedia of Radio Programs 1930–1960
1179:
373:
played Louie, the cab driver. John Brown played
Inspector Fernack, and
354:
216:
145:
93:
208:
adventure program in the United States that featured a character ("a
1524:
115:
256:
January 4 on 7 Western stations, with a repeat skedded [
369:. Louise Arthur played Patricia Holm, Templar's assistant.
704:
386:
284:
258:
253:
67:
63:
270:
was the sponsor. This version ended March 31, 1945.
1558:
469:On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
238:began its life on radio in January 1945. Most
690:
321:returned to radio July 10, 1949—this time on
601:. The Viking Press. SBN 670-16240-x. P. 206.
458:
456:
454:
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
329:, and the show lasted through May 28, 1950.
425:
423:
697:
683:
353:The title role was also played briefly by
536:""The Saint" Returns As Mutual Sustainer"
441:
420:
644:available by streaming from Archive.org
462:
1559:
399:
277:on radio was a summer replacement for
223:. As the program's introduction said,
678:
670:from Old Time Radio Researchers Group
597:Buxton, Frank and Owen, Bill (1972).
591:
578:
431:"Barrier To Take Role of 'The Saint'"
649:Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs:
230:
1587:Mutual Broadcasting System programs
1406:The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
1127:The Saint and the Hapsburg Necklace
518:""Saint" Whodunit Dropped by Lever"
13:
1151:The Saint and the Templar Treasure
1111:The Saint and the People Importers
599:The Big Broadcast: 1920–1950
409:. A.S. Barnes & Company, Inc.
377:played Hoppy, Templar's sidekick.
14:
1628:
633:
380:
16:1945-1951 radio adventure program
1617:Radio programmes based on novels
1540:
1539:
1515:(1929) (Teal's first appearance)
1087:The Saint and the Fiction Makers
252:reported, "Series tees-off over
1422:The Saint: The Software Murders
604:
335:The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show
572:
546:
528:
510:
492:
361:, had played Simon Templar in
1:
1572:1950s American radio programs
1567:1940s American radio programs
1374:The Saint and the Brave Goose
1189:The Saint (film novelization)
994:The Saint on the Spanish Main
579:Bundy, June (June 24, 1950).
437:. January 6, 1945. p. 9.
392:
1612:1951 radio programme endings
666:Scripts for two episodes of
542:. June 25, 1949. p. 11.
524:. June 12, 1948. p. 14.
7:
1607:1945 radio programme debuts
850:The Misfortunes of Mr. Teal
506:. May 12, 1945. p. 10.
500:""Saint" To Sub For Carson"
10:
1633:
1275:The Saint's Double Trouble
1002:The Saint Around the World
1592:The Saint (Simon Templar)
1534:
1503:
1448:
1398:The Saint: The Blue Dulac
1349:
1307:The Saint Meets the Tiger
1291:The Saint in Palm Springs
1242:
1207:
1177:
1052:
962:The Saint Sees it Through
742:
724:The Saint (Simon Templar)
716:
405:Terrace, Vincent (1981),
179:
169:
155:
141:
131:
121:
103:
77:
59:
51:
43:
35:
27:
1521:(fictional organization)
1216:The Saint's Second Front
273:The second iteration of
1430:The Saint: The Big Bang
1414:The Saint: Wrong Number
1055:(credited to Charteris)
1026:The Saint to the Rescue
317:After a year's hiatus,
1382:The Saint in Manhattan
1366:Vendetta for the Saint
1331:Le Saint prend l'affût
1323:Le Saint mène la danse
1259:The Saint Strikes Back
1063:Vendetta for the Saint
842:The Brighter Buccaneer
657:The Digital Deli Too:
173:January 4, 1945 –
1602:Detective radio shows
1577:American radio dramas
1251:The Saint in New York
1167:Salvage for the Saint
874:The Saint in New York
1299:The Saint's Vacation
1283:The Saint Takes Over
1143:The Saint in Trouble
1103:The Saint in Pursuit
1042:The Saint in the Sun
922:The Happy Highwayman
616:The Digital Deli Too
558:The Montreal Gazette
417:. Pp. 230–231.
350:"frightfully dull."
291:pulls an acceptable
280:The Jack Carson Show
1485:Return of the Saint
1449:Radio and TV series
1267:The Saint in London
1010:Thanks to the Saint
986:The Saint in Europe
938:The Saint Goes West
834:Once More the Saint
786:Featuring the Saint
24:
1597:NBC radio programs
1582:CBS Radio programs
1358:The Fiction Makers
1315:The Saint's Return
1159:Count On the Saint
1135:Send for the Saint
970:Call for the Saint
954:The Saint on Guard
946:The Saint Steps In
930:The Saint in Miami
734:Claud Eustace Teal
327:Ford Motor Company
192:Ford Motor Company
22:
1554:
1553:
1208:Unpublished works
1197:Capture the Saint
1079:The Saint Returns
890:The Ace of Knaves
866:The Saint Goes On
802:Wanted for Murder
479:978-0-19-507678-3
303:was the sponsor.
231:Broadcast history
197:
196:
160:William N. Robson
149:Thomas A. McAvity
44:Country of origin
1624:
1543:
1542:
1504:Related articles
1390:Fear in Fun Park
1232:The Saint's Lady
1224:Bet on the Saint
1095:The Saint Abroad
914:Follow the Saint
805:(US only – 1931)
797:(UK only – 1931)
789:(UK only – 1931)
745:Leslie Charteris
710:Leslie Charteris
699:
692:
685:
676:
675:
627:
626:
624:
622:
608:
602:
595:
589:
588:
576:
570:
569:
567:
565:
550:
544:
543:
532:
526:
525:
514:
508:
507:
496:
490:
489:
487:
486:
460:
439:
438:
427:
418:
403:
357:(whose brother,
221:Leslie Charteris
175:October 14, 1951
170:Original release
165:Leslie Charteris
163:James L. Saphier
126:Leslie Charteris
25:
21:
1632:
1631:
1627:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1622:
1621:
1557:
1556:
1555:
1550:
1530:
1527:(Templar's car)
1499:
1459:(radio program)
1444:
1345:
1238:
1203:
1173:
1119:Catch the Saint
1071:The Saint on TV
1054:
1048:
1034:Trust the Saint
906:Prelude for War
898:Thieves' Picnic
882:Saint Overboard
818:The Holy Terror
794:Alias the Saint
762:Enter the Saint
738:
712:
703:
640:91 episodes of
636:
631:
630:
620:
618:
610:
609:
605:
596:
592:
577:
573:
563:
561:
560:. June 10, 1950
552:
551:
547:
534:
533:
529:
516:
515:
511:
498:
497:
493:
484:
482:
480:
461:
442:
429:
428:
421:
404:
400:
395:
383:
371:Lawrence Dobkin
233:
190:
186:
174:
164:
162:
150:
148:
136:
114:
112:
108:
96:
92:
88:
84:
70:
66:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1630:
1620:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1535:
1532:
1531:
1529:
1528:
1522:
1516:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1500:
1498:
1497:
1496:
1495:
1492:Vicious Circle
1481:
1480:
1479:
1474:
1461:
1452:
1450:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1434:
1426:
1418:
1410:
1402:
1394:
1386:
1378:
1370:
1362:
1353:
1351:
1347:
1346:
1344:
1343:
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1295:
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1246:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1228:
1220:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1193:
1184:
1182:
1175:
1174:
1172:
1171:
1163:
1155:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1107:
1099:
1091:
1083:
1075:
1067:
1058:
1056:
1053:Collaborations
1050:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1038:
1030:
1022:
1014:
1006:
998:
990:
982:
974:
966:
958:
950:
942:
934:
926:
918:
910:
902:
894:
886:
878:
870:
862:
854:
846:
838:
830:
822:
814:
810:She Was a Lady
806:
798:
790:
782:
778:Knight Templar
774:
766:
758:
754:Meet the Tiger
749:
747:
740:
739:
737:
736:
731:
726:
720:
718:
714:
713:
702:
701:
694:
687:
679:
673:
672:
663:
654:
646:
635:
634:External links
632:
629:
628:
603:
590:
571:
545:
527:
509:
491:
478:
440:
419:
397:
396:
394:
391:
382:
381:Other versions
379:
367:Barry Sullivan
359:George Sanders
308:Lever Brothers
301:Campbell Soups
240:old time radio
232:
229:
214:devil-may-care
195:
194:
188:Campbell Soups
181:
177:
176:
171:
167:
166:
157:
153:
152:
143:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
113:Carlton KaDell
105:
101:
100:
98:Barry Sullivan
79:
75:
74:
61:
57:
56:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
18:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1629:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1562:
1547:
1546:
1537:
1536:
1533:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1513:
1509:
1508:
1506:
1502:
1493:
1489:
1488:
1487:
1486:
1482:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1469:
1468:
1466:
1462:
1460:
1458:
1454:
1453:
1451:
1447:
1440:
1439:
1435:
1432:
1431:
1427:
1424:
1423:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1411:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1371:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1360:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1352:
1348:
1341:
1340:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1320:
1317:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1272:
1269:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1191:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1176:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1092:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1081:
1080:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1051:
1044:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1023:
1020:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1004:
1003:
999:
996:
995:
991:
988:
987:
983:
980:
979:
975:
972:
971:
967:
964:
963:
959:
956:
955:
951:
948:
947:
943:
940:
939:
935:
932:
931:
927:
924:
923:
919:
916:
915:
911:
908:
907:
903:
900:
899:
895:
892:
891:
887:
884:
883:
879:
876:
875:
871:
868:
867:
863:
860:
859:
855:
852:
851:
847:
844:
843:
839:
836:
835:
831:
828:
827:
823:
820:
819:
815:
812:
811:
807:
804:
803:
799:
796:
795:
791:
788:
787:
783:
780:
779:
775:
772:
771:
770:The Last Hero
767:
764:
763:
759:
756:
755:
751:
750:
748:
746:
741:
735:
732:
730:
729:Patricia Holm
727:
725:
722:
721:
719:
715:
711:
708:, created by
707:
700:
695:
693:
688:
686:
681:
680:
677:
671:
669:
664:
662:
660:
655:
653:
652:
647:
645:
643:
638:
637:
617:
613:
607:
600:
594:
586:
585:The Billboard
582:
575:
559:
555:
549:
541:
540:The Billboard
537:
531:
523:
522:The Billboard
519:
513:
505:
504:The Billboard
501:
495:
481:
475:
471:
470:
465:
464:Dunning, John
459:
457:
455:
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
436:
435:The Billboard
432:
426:
424:
416:
415:0-498-02393-1
412:
408:
402:
398:
390:
388:
378:
376:
372:
368:
364:
363:several films
360:
356:
351:
349:
348:Vincent Price
345:
341:
337:
336:
330:
328:
324:
320:
315:
313:
312:Vincent Price
309:
304:
302:
299:starred, and
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
281:
276:
271:
269:
268:Bromo-Seltzer
266:starred, and
265:
264:Edgar Barrier
261:
260:
255:
251:
250:
245:
241:
237:
228:
226:
222:
218:
215:
211:
210:swashbuckling
207:
203:
202:
193:
189:
185:
184:Bromo-Seltzer
182:
178:
172:
168:
161:
158:
154:
151:Bill Rousseau
147:
144:
140:
134:
130:
127:
124:
120:
117:
111:
106:
102:
99:
95:
91:
90:Vincent Price
87:
83:
82:Edgar Barrier
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
62:
58:
54:
50:
47:United States
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
26:
1538:
1510:
1483:
1464:
1456:
1455:
1436:
1428:
1420:
1412:
1404:
1396:
1388:
1380:
1372:
1364:
1356:
1337:
1329:
1321:
1313:
1305:
1297:
1289:
1281:
1273:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1243:Cinema films
1230:
1222:
1214:
1195:
1187:
1165:
1157:
1149:
1141:
1133:
1125:
1117:
1109:
1101:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1040:
1032:
1024:
1016:
1008:
1000:
992:
984:
978:Saint Errant
976:
968:
960:
952:
944:
936:
928:
920:
912:
904:
896:
888:
880:
872:
864:
856:
848:
840:
832:
824:
816:
808:
800:
792:
784:
776:
768:
760:
752:
667:
661:Episodic Log
658:
650:
641:
619:. Retrieved
615:
606:
598:
593:
587:. p. 9.
584:
574:
562:. Retrieved
557:
548:
539:
530:
521:
512:
503:
494:
483:. Retrieved
468:
434:
406:
401:
384:
352:
343:
339:
333:
331:
318:
316:
305:
297:Brian Aherne
288:
278:
274:
272:
257:
247:
243:
235:
234:
200:
199:
198:
180:Sponsored by
135:Louis Vittes
107:Merrill Ross
86:Brian Aherne
36:Running time
1477:theme music
1467:(TV series)
1018:Señor Saint
612:"The Saint"
581:"The Saint"
554:"The Saint"
375:Ken Christy
293:Hooperating
246:, however,
156:Produced by
142:Directed by
137:Dick Powell
110:Don Stanley
52:Language(s)
1561:Categories
1519:S.W.O.R.D.
1180:Burl Barer
717:Characters
485:2019-09-08
393:References
355:Tom Conway
217:Robin Hood
146:Helen Mack
132:Written by
122:Created by
94:Tom Conway
60:Syndicates
39:30 minutes
19:Radio show
1512:Daredevil
1465:The Saint
1457:The Saint
1438:The Saint
1339:The Saint
1178:Books by
743:Books by
706:The Saint
668:The Saint
659:The Saint
651:The Saint
642:The Saint
389:in 1995.
344:Billboard
340:The Saint
319:The Saint
289:The Saint
275:The Saint
249:Billboard
244:The Saint
236:The Saint
225:The Saint
201:The Saint
104:Announcer
31:Adventure
23:The Saint
1545:Category
1525:Hirondel
1472:episodes
1350:TV films
466:(1998).
116:Dick Joy
78:Starring
826:Getaway
621:17 June
564:16 June
365:), and
55:English
1441:(2017)
1433:(1990)
1425:(1990)
1417:(1990)
1409:(1989)
1401:(1989)
1393:(1989)
1385:(1987)
1377:(1983)
1369:(1969)
1361:(1968)
1342:(1997)
1334:(1966)
1326:(1960)
1318:(1953)
1310:(1943)
1302:(1941)
1294:(1941)
1286:(1940)
1278:(1940)
1270:(1939)
1262:(1939)
1254:(1938)
1235:(1979)
1227:(1968)
1219:(1941)
1200:(1997)
1192:(1997)
1170:(1983)
1162:(1980)
1154:(1979)
1146:(1978)
1138:(1977)
1130:(1976)
1122:(1975)
1114:(1971)
1106:(1970)
1098:(1969)
1090:(1968)
1082:(1968)
1074:(1968)
1066:(1964)
1045:(1963)
1037:(1962)
1029:(1959)
1021:(1958)
1013:(1957)
1005:(1956)
997:(1955)
989:(1953)
981:(1948)
973:(1948)
965:(1946)
957:(1944)
949:(1942)
941:(1942)
933:(1940)
925:(1939)
917:(1938)
909:(1938)
901:(1937)
893:(1937)
885:(1936)
877:(1935)
869:(1934)
861:(1934)
858:Boodle
853:(1934)
845:(1933)
837:(1933)
829:(1932)
821:(1932)
813:(1931)
781:(1930)
773:(1930)
765:(1930)
757:(1928)
476:
413:
323:Mutual
204:was a
72:Mutual
206:radio
28:Genre
623:2014
566:2014
474:ISBN
411:ISBN
387:BBC
285:CBS
283:on
259:sic
254:NBC
68:CBS
64:NBC
1563::
614:.
583:.
556:.
538:.
520:.
502:.
443:^
433:.
422:^
338:.
310:.
212:,
1494:"
1490:"
698:e
691:t
684:v
625:.
568:.
488:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.