Father Brown, Detective

1934 film by Edward Sedgwick
  • December 14, 1934 (1934-12-14) (USA)
Running time
68 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Father Brown, Detective is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Walter Connolly, Paul Lukas and Gertrude Michael.[1] It is based on the 1910 Father Brown story "The Blue Cross" by G. K. Chesterton.[2][3]

Plot

When infamous jewel thief Flambeau announces his intention to steal stones from a diamond cross in Father Brown's church, the crime-solving cleric fights to retain the cross, and also to save the soul of the elusive Flambeau.

Cast

  • Walter Connolly as Father Brown
  • Paul Lukas as Flambeau
  • Gertrude Michael as Evelyn Fischer
  • Robert Loraine as Inspector Valentine
  • Halliwell Hobbes as Sir Leopold Fischer
  • Una O'Connor as Mrs. Boggs
  • E.E. Clive as Sergeant
  • Donald Gray as Don
  • Bunny Beatty as Jenny
  • Peter Hobbes as Peter
  • King Baggot as Priest
  • Douglas Gerrard as Constable
  • Robert Adair as Policeman
  • Gwenllian Gill as Flowershop Girl
  • Fred Walton as Waiter
  • Alyce Ardell as Maid

References

  1. ^ "Father Brown, Detective (1934)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
  2. ^ Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (26 July 2010). Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313345319 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Father Brown (1954)". Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.

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