Father Brown, Detective Explained

Father Brown, Detective
Director:	Edward Sedgwick
Producer:	Edward Sedgwick Bayard Veiller
Screenplay:	Henry Myers C. Gardner Sullivan
Starring:	Walter Connolly Paul Lukas Gertrude Michael
Editing:	James Smith
Studio:	Paramount Productions
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	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

Web site: Father Brown, Detective (1934). https://web.archive.org/web/20090206200909/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/32935. dead. 2009-02-06.
Book: Brunsdale, Mitzi M.. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes. 26 July 2010. ABC-CLIO. 9780313345319. Google Books.
Web site: Father Brown (1954). https://web.archive.org/web/20160407092024/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a9e61c1. dead. April 7, 2016.