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Father Brown (The Detective) (1954)

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Release Date: Jun 8, 1954 Wide

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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 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

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Robert Hamer

In Theaters: Jun 8, 1954 Wide

Cast

Alec Guinness
Father Brown
Joan Greenwood
Lady Warren
Peter Finch
Gustave Flambeau
Cecil Parker
The Bishop
Bernard Lee
Insp. Valentine
Sidney James
Bert Parkinson
G�rard Oury
Insp. Dubois
Ernst Thesiger
Vicomte
Austin Trevor
Herald
Noel Howlett
Auctioneer
Marne Maitland
Maharajah
John Salew
Station sergeant
John Horsley
Inspector Wilkins
Launce Maraschal
Texan
Eugene Deckers
French Cavalry Officer
Hugh Dempster
Man in bowler
Dino Galvani
Italian Professor
Jim Gerald
French Stationmaster
Everley Gregg
Governess
Sam Kydd
Scotland Yard sergeant
Guido Lorraine
Cafe Patron
Jack McNaughton
Railway Guard
Aubrey Woods
Charlie
Ernest Clark
Secretary
Betty Baskcomb

Critic Reviews for Father Brown (The Detective)

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What's become here of Fr. Brown's self-effacing humanism?

May 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Decent Films Guide

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Steven D. Greydanus

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An enjoyable detective story that has an interesting character at the center of it. At first I wasn't impressed by Alec Guinness as Father Brown, but he grew on me and by the end of the film I thought he was very well-cast. I admit I haven't read Chesterton's original stories, and while this doesn't inspire me to read

May 22, 2011

Hannah Megill

Alec Guinness is excellent as Father Brown, a priest who also works as a part-time detective. He is perfectly cast. The supporting cast is fine. Great story, well written and Robert Hamer capably directs. Amusing and a good mystery as well. Another great Guinness comedy from the early 1950?s.

June 2, 2010

James Higgins

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