孤儿西蒙（方·基默 Val Kilmer 饰）幼时生活在教会孤儿院中，那里留给他的，除了施洗者约翰的新名字与严苛的惩罚以外，还有撬门开锁的能力。多年以后，西蒙已经是著名的大盗，他计划筹措5000万之后洗手不干，享受人生。西蒙受命远赴莫斯科，盗取了政党领袖兼石油寡头伊万（拉德·舍博德兹加 Rade Serbedzija 饰）的芯片，自此与伊万父子“结缘”。西蒙为高额报酬再度接受任务，而这次的雇主居然是伊万父子，他们命西蒙盗取足以解决能源危机的核技术。西蒙乔装接近掌握核技术的艾玛博士（伊丽莎白·苏 Elisabeth Shue 饰），与博士暗生情愫的同时，应付着伊万父子的棘手任务……

该剧翻拍自50年前的英国同名剧集（原剧改编自长篇小说，并且拥有多达15部衍生电影），在翻拍版中，温文尔雅的跨国大盗Simon Templar 以「当代罗宾汉」自居——他专门盗窃那些富有的罪犯，并且每一次都能逃过黑白两道的追捕。作为一个精通伪装术、武术、间谍术和各种武器并且口才出众的超级间谍，这个英国绅士被某个政府机构征召，准备从事一项秘密任务，但当地执法机构对他恨之入骨。

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris. This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.

George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint," in The Saint in Palm Springs. The gimmick in this one is a set of rare stamps, smuggled from England. Wendy Barrie is the true heir to this treasure, and the Saint is engaged to protect her and the stamps. Our hero meets Barrie in a posh Palm Springs resort, where a gang of homicidal thieves have converged to relieve the girl of her inheritance. Three murders and one kidnapping attempt later, the villains are foiled by the Saint, with the aid of his onetime partner in crime Pearly Gates (Paul Guilfoyle). The Saint in Palm Springs is the sixth in RKO's series of films based on the character created by Leslie Charteris.

A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.

Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds. He is aided reluctantly by Scotland Yard inspector Teal, who's convinced that Templar himself pulled off the heist, and less reluctantly by light-fingered Dugan and dizzy socialite Penny Parker.

Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.

While on vacation, the Saint discovers a much-sought-after music box.

A man murdered at the Saint's doorstep manages to utter a few words to Simon Templar before he dies, sending him off to the quaint resort village of Baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind 'The Tiger' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country.

On his journey through USA, Simon Templar, alias 'the Saint', landed in Palm Springs. After arrival, Simon is offered a job as a bodyguard of a millionaire who is threatened with death.