Inspired by the film “The Saint in New York” (1938) directed by Ben Holmes, and the original novels by Leslie Charteris. In this black and white silent film, The Saint and Inspector Teal follow the villain Dr Einsman to Onehunga, New Zealand where he has killed a young man and woman near the Three Kings Caves. The Saint brings him to justice when he tries to abduct a young lady named Pat. Tom Gibb and his friends created this film after seeing a film from the Saint franchise. Though the film credits John F Monds as the director, one of the film helpers, Ivan Gilbert, credits Tom Gibbs saying “Tom was the brain”. G.W.R made several amateur films before World War Two made buying film inaccessible, including Mr Monds Dream (1939), and White Sails (1941).
Title: “A G.W.R Production”
Man in suit draws a stick figure man with a halo above his head on a blackboard.
Title “THE SAINT IN ONEHUNGA”, “Directed By John F. Monds M.I.M.P”, “Photography & Processing T.V. Gibb & I.R. Gilbert. Produced By THE Gibb-Wildman-Rowe Model Railway Assoc. Inc. G.W.R.”
Intertitle: “THE SAINT JACK MONDS”
Jack Monds winks at the camera while smoking a cigarette.
Intertitle: “PAT BRUNDELL as “PAT”
Pat Brundell smiles at the camera.
Intertitle: “JOY WELLS AS THE GIRL SEL. WELHAM AS THE BOY”
Sel Welham and Joy Wells stand beside each other smiling.
Intertitle: “MIKE as Hoppy Uniatz”
A man [Mike] lights and smokes a pipe.
Intertitle: “JACK HALLIDAY as Doctor Jacob EINSMAN. M.D. Alias “Scorpion”
Jack Halliday walks towards camera.
Intertitle: “GEO. MARSHALL AS Chief Inspector Claude Eustace Teal. Scotland Yard.”
George Marshall in bowler hat walking towards camera.
Intertitle: “Dr Jacob Einsman alias The Scorpion – released from DARTMOOR – slips quietly to Onehunga. NZ with The Van Sturmer Jewels and a secret Germ Gas with which he intends to conquer the WORLD-“
Dr Einsman experiments with various liquids and chemicals from various bottles. He pours the final product, removes his apron, put on his coat and hat and leaves the house- briefcase in hand. He gets into the passenger seat of a car. The car drives along Onehunga streets before arriving on a rocky piece of land in Three Kings / Te Tātua a Riukiuta. Dr Einsman surveys the landscape and walks across broken scrubby ground.
A boy and a girl walk across the broken scrubby ground and arrive at a cave entrance. Dr Einsman watches them from behind a bush as they enter the cave.
The boy emerges from the cave and is assaulted by Dr Einsman who leaps down and appears to stab him. The girl climbs from the cave and tries to run. Dr Einsman follows in pursuit. The boy lies dead on the rocks, there is blood on his face.
The girl and Dr Einsman struggle in the grass before eventually he strangles her to death. Dr Einsman swings the girl over his shoulder and takes her back to the cave.
Intertitle: “CHIEF INSPECTOR TEAL – FOLLOWED BY THE SAINT SET OUT FOR NEW ZEALAND. TEAL – TO SETTLE AN OLD SCORE – THE SAINT FOR -FUN-“ “They meet outside the ROYAL OAK POLICE STATION”
The Saint arrives at the police station in a car and shakes Inspector Teal’s hand at the entrance. A man emerges from behind the building to interrupt their handshake.
Intertitle: “THERE’S BEEN A MURDER – AT THREE KINGS CAVES!”
The Saint runs back to the car which does a dramatic U-turn and drives along streets on onto rough ground. Pat, The Saint, and Hoppy Uniatz arrive at the Three Kings Cave and walk across the broken ground. The Saint directs Pat to the stay behind. Inspector Teal arrives in a car and joins the Saint and Pat.
Intertitle: “Run along Pat, You mustn’t see this!”
The Saint and Inspector Teal examine the body of the dead boy. Pat walks alone on the broken ground. The Saint emerges from the cave with a pearl necklace which he examines and puts in his pocket. Dr Einsman emerges from a cave mouth and grabs Pat by her arms, they struggle. Dr Einsman walks across the broken ground with Pat over his shoulder.
Intertitle: “Quick Teal, Einsman has grabbed Pat!”
The Saint and Inspector Teal chase after Dr Einsman as he carries Pat to his car. Pat is unconscious in the back seat. Einsman’s car drives onto the street
Intertitle: “Start the car Hoppy! GET EINSMAN”
The Saint and Inspector Teal run to their cars and a car chase ensues through the suburban streets of Onehunga. Dr Einsman parks his car on the roadside then runs along a track amongst overgrown vegetation. The Saint parks on the roadside and follows Einsman along the same track. The Saint and Dr. Einsman fight in a clearing until The Saint defeat’s him. The Saint places a piece of paper on top of him that reads ‘The Saint’ and has a picture of the stick figure bearing a halo above its head.
Pat and The Saint are re-united and The Saint presents her with the pearl necklace.
Inspector Teal and another man run along the overgrown track and find Dr Einsman and the piece of paper left by The Saint.
Intertitle: “And the Saint has done it again.” Said Chief Inspector CLAUDE EUSTACE TEAL.”
The Saint and Pat arrive back at home.
Intertitle: “THE END. A T. VERNON GIBB PRODUCTION”