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1 November 1954 (USA)
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An open and shut case of Guinness! Up to his EARS in chaos...Up to his NECK in laughs
Plot:
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
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1 nomination
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A fun movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alec Guinness | ... | Father Brown | |
| Joan Greenwood | ... | Lady Warren | |
| Peter Finch | ... | Flambeau | |
| Cecil Parker | ... | The Bishop | |
| Bernard Lee | ... | Inspector Valentine | |
| Sid James | ... | Parkinson | |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Inspector Dubois | |
| Ernest Clark | ... | Bishop's Secretary | |
| Aubrey Woods | ... | Charlie | |
| John Salew | ... | Station sergeant | |
| Sam Kydd | ... | Scotland Yard sergeant | |
| John Horsley | ... | Inspector Wilkins | |
| Jack McNaughton | ... | Railway Guard | |
| Hugh Dempster | ... | Man in bowler | |
| Eugene Deckers | ... | French Cavalry Officer |
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Also Known As:
The Detective (USA)
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91 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Alec Guinness was spotted in costume when walking home through the French countryside. A young boy ran up to him, yelling "Mon père! Mon père!" ("My father! My father!") Guinness did not speak French, so he could not correct the young boy's mistake, but was touched that the young boy apparently immediately bonded to him on the assumption that he was a priest. Soon after the film was released, Guinness converted to Catholicism.
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Father Brown:
My lord, this is lunacy.
The Bishop: Father Brown, you will be good enough to leave matters in the lunatic hands of the inspector and myself. Scotland Yard will continue to inform you of our further insane decisions. Meanwhile, good morning.
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The Bishop: Father Brown, you will be good enough to leave matters in the lunatic hands of the inspector and myself. Scotland Yard will continue to inform you of our further insane decisions. Meanwhile, good morning.
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Version of Father Brown, Detective (1934)
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A great movie that contains another great Guinness character. Instead of trying to break the law in the "Lavender Hill Mob", he does right by helping his "subjects". He latches on to the most wanted thief in Britian and instead of turning him in does his own work to find and search him out. In the end the thief donates his warez to a museum and Father Brown changes the life of a criminal. Very entertaining.