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]
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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 |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editWhen 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Father Brown, Detective (1934)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06.
- ^ Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (26 July 2010). Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313345319 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Father Brown (1954)". Archived from the original on April 7, 2016.
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