#lesliecharteris — Public Fediverse posts

@teledyn @davesdogmaggie

Ackshually 🥸 there were several other actors portraying (EDIT: fixed typo) #TheSaint before #VincentPrice, both radio & film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saint_(Simon_Templar)#On_radio

And that's just "official" Saint.

There were also The Falcon radio series & films (careful: there were 2 different Falcons, one unrelated) ripping off the Saint but with shared cast & production, because the producers didn't want to keep paying #LeslieCharteris for the rights

#SimonTemplar

Now watching:

'The Saint'

- directed by Phillip Noyce
- written by Jonathan Hensleigh, Wesley Strick, Leslie Charteris (Characters, original Books)
---
- with Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Šerbedžija, Valeriy Nikolaev.....

---

#thesaint - #lesliecharteris - #nowwatching #firstwatch - #cinema #cinemastodon #film #filmastodon #movies #moviesmastodon - #letterboxd #trakt

When I think about it, Leslie Charteris is my favourite Chinese author. #LeslieCharteris #TheSaint

No way that is Leslie Charteris’s name in Chinese, considering his surname was #殷. I wonder if anyone out there knows his birth name in Chinese. It would make far more sense than that transliterated mess. #LeslieCharteris

Virgil Finlay illustrates ‘The Darker Drink’ by Leslie Charteris from the October, 1947 Thrilling Wonder Stories, a tale of Simon Templar aka The Saint. #FinlayFriday

#VirgilFinlay #LeslieCharteris #TheSaint #Pulps #Mysteries #Illustration

Most men wouldn’t have heard the faint faroff stirring in the forest. But the Saint’s ears, attuned by long practise to detect sound that differed from what should be there, picked up evidence of movement toward the cabin.

Lady on a Train (1945) is based on a Leslie Charteris story. Deanna Durbin witnesses a murder from a train window. A lighthearted comic murder mystery with a decided screwball comedy flavour. It’s rather delightful and Durbin is adorable.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/08/lady-on-train-1945.html

#40smovie #40smovies #1940smovie #1940smovies #crimemovie #filmnoir #crimemovies #DeannaDurbin #LeslieCharteris

The Saint and Mr Teal AKA Once More The Saint is a 1933 collection of three Saint novellas by Leslie Charteris. With some lovely twisty devious sting-in-the-tail endings. This is the second version of Simon Templar, without his gang but with Patricia. Stylish fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-saint-and-mr-teal-once-more-saint.html

#vintagethrillers #vintagethriller #vintagecrime #TheSaint #SimonTemplar #LeslieCharteris

Found Leslie Charteris’s aunt 殷碧霞 mentioned but absolutely nothing on his Chinese name (other than 殷 being his surname).

https://www.sohu.com/a/406892904_100012042 #LeslieCharteris

In this #NZCLW let’s remember the actual surname of Leslie Charteris (creator of the Saint) was 殷. This was sometimes romanized under Wade–Giles to Yan but no relation to me. Leslie’s father used Yin. #TheSaint #LeslieCharteris #heritage #whakapapa

Leslie Charteris's The Saint Goes West, a 1942 collection of three Saint novellas. A transitional slightly Americanised version of Simon Templar which for me works less well than the earlier and later versions. But the stories are excellent.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-saint-goes-west.html

#crimenovel #crimenovels #crimefiction #vintagecrime #vintagethriller #vintagethrillers #vintagemystery #vintagemysteries #LeslieCharteris #thesaint #SimonTemplar

In Leslie Charteris's The Saint's Getaway (1932) Simon Templar is on holiday with his beloved Patricia Holm when he gets mixed up with some stolen jewels.

This is the early version of the Saint when he's a crime-fighter but still a criminal as well, and he's reckless, irresponsible and irrepressible.

A rollicking roller-coaster ride to adventure.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-saints-getaway.html

#LeslieCharteris #thesaint #simontemplar #vintagemysteries #vintagethrillers #vintagecrime

Saint Errant, a 1948 short story collection by Leslie Charteris which introduces a somewhat different version of the Saint.

Simon Templar is now a loner, with just the slightest touch of melancholy although of course combined with his thirst for adventures. The adventures are no longer as outlandish.

Very different in tone from the early 30s Saint stories.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2019/05/leslie-charteriss-saint-errant.html

#LeslieCharteris #spyfiction #thrillers #vintagethrillers #SimonTemplar #thesaint #vintagemysteries

Some writers I like, in various genres.
#lesliecharteris #hplovecraft #leighbrackett #alistairmaclean #ianfleming #raymondchandler #lendeighton #erlestanleygardner #robertehoward #arthurmachen #algernonblackwood #mrjames #edgarwallace #sheridanlefanu