ɪn ɐ sˈɛns, ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə lˈæst fˈɪlm ɪnðɪ ˌɑːɹkˌeɪˈoʊ sˈɪɹiz, æz ðə fˈaɪnəl fˈɪlm, ðə sˈeɪnts ɹᵻtˈɜːn dɪdnˌɑːt kˈʌm ʌntˈɪl tˈɛn jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ ænd wʌz pɹədˈuːst ænd dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ baɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ hˈæmɚ fˈɪlmz, wˌaɪl ˌɑːɹkˌeɪˈoʊ ˈoʊnli hˈændəld ðə jˌuːˈɛs dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən.
In a sense, it was also the last film in the RKO series, as the final film, The Saint's Return did not come until ten years later and was produced and distributed in the UK by British Hammer Films, while RKO only handled the US distribution.