Used by permission. Not to be used or copied for any commercial purpose. As always, Cranky makes no comparison with source material, in this case the series of novels by Leslie Charteris, a movie series starring George Sanders which predates Cranky by decades, and the television series which starred Roger Moore . All that this version of The Saint has in common with the television show is the seven note theme by Edwin Astley and a thin plot designed to show off how clever this Saint guy is. Cranky will also share a trade secret.
Reviewers talk to each other.
As it was, Cranky had a splitting headache and killer leg pain when he sat down in a packed preview house for his invited, advance screening. In this particular case Cranky immediately knew who the reviewers were, as they got up and left before Roger Moore made his cameo. The crowd that stayed applauded. The character's makeup ability, as in false mustaches and toupees and theatrical makeup, is played for laughs, not because that ability is particularly good but because no one in authority, good or bad, can see through it. Add to this a dexterity with computers and high tech equipment, and you have Bond in a wig.