Father Brown (The Detective) (1954)

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Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character created by novelist G.K. Chesterton. When Father Brown is entrusted with transporting a valuable religious artifact from London to Rome, he's understandably upset when it's stolen… More Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character created by novelist G.K. Chesterton. When Father Brown is entrusted with transporting a valuable religious artifact from London to Rome, he's understandably upset when it's stolen from him. Brown has reason to believe that a notorious international thief lifted the cross he was carrying, and the good Father finds himself on a dual-purpose mission: to recover the stolen goods and to compel the thief to repent before God. The supporting cast includes Peter Finch, Joan Greenwood, and Cecil Parker as the Bishop. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Robert Hamer
Genres: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 8, 1954 Wide

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Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
What's become here of Fr. Brown's self-effacing humanism?

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Cast

            Alec Guinness as Father Brown

            Joan Greenwood as Lady Warren

            Peter Finch as Gustave Flambeau

            Cecil Parker as The Bishop

            Bernard Lee as Insp. Valentine

            Sidney James as Bert Parkinson

            Gérard Oury as Insp. Dubois

            Ernst Thesiger as Vicomte

            Austin Trevor as Herald

            Noel Howlett as Auctioneer

            Marne Maitland as Maharajah

            John Salew as Station sergeant

            John Horsley as Inspector Wilkins

            Launce Maraschal as Texan

            Eugene Deckers as French Cavalry Officer

            Hugh Dempster as Man in bowler

            Dino Galvani as Italian Professor

            Jim Gerald as French Stationmaster

            Everley Gregg as Governess

            Sam Kydd as Scotland Yard sergeant

            Guido Lorraine as Cafe Patron

            Jack McNaughton as Railway Guard

            Aubrey Woods as Charlie

            Ernest Clark as Secretary

            Betty Baskcomb
            
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