Father Brown, Detective

For the 1954 film starring Alec Guinness, see Father Brown (film).

Father Brown, Detective
Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Screenplay by	Henry Myers C. Gardner Sullivan
Produced by	Edward Sedgwick Bayard Veiller
Starring	Walter Connolly Paul Lukas Gertrude Michael
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	James Smith
Music by	Composer: title music (uncredited): Heinz Roemheld
Production company	Paramount Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1934 (1934-12-14)(USA)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

External links

• Father Brown, Detective at IMDb