Top Posts Tagged with #pat lasky

#the saint

#the saint bids diamonds

#1965

#itc

#leslie charteris

#pat lasky

#jesse lasky jr.

#roger moore

#eunice gayson

#george murcell

#jean st. clair

#gerard heinz

#peter illing

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#another of the comparatively rare full novel adaptations (and presumably the last; once the series hit colour‚ it became more dependent on

#original scripts and relied much less on Charteris' work). Thieve's Picnic was first published in 1937 but had been given the title used by

#this episode as early as the late 40s. i haven't read it as far as i can recall‚ but looking it up this appears to have been a relatively

#faithful version‚ including most of the major plot beats. not entirely sure where the minor astrology subplot comes from and I'm even

#less certain why Simon should be quite so sceptical (this is the man who experienced voodoo for real back in 3.21)

#ed bishop spends almost the entire episode tied up in a cellar‚ so that Simon can impersonate him which can only mean... yep it's time for

#another look at Roger Moore's American accents! he goes subtler here than he has in other eps so it's basically ok‚ tho it does wander in

#one or two scenes. a fairly late role for Heinz (a great actor who never quite broke through like he deserved to) and a wonderfully

#grotesque turn from the ever excellent Murcell‚ but this doesn't have the urgency or high stakes that the other novel adaptations have

#shown. also Simon has been hired by a museum to get back some jewels? Simon Templar‚ viewed by most of the world as an infamous

#jewel thief? quite a plan. this was the only Saint script from husband and wife team Pat and Jesse Lasky but both worked on

#subsequent ITC productions including Danger Man and The Protectors.

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