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1934 film by Edward Sedgwick For the 1954 film starring Alec Guinness, see Father Brown (film).
Father Brown, Detective
Directed byEdward Sedgwick
Screenplay byHenry Myers
C. Gardner Sullivan
Produced byEdward Sedgwick
Bayard Veiller
StarringWalter Connolly
Paul Lukas
Gertrude Michael
CinematographyTheodor Sparkuhl
Edited byJames Smith
Music byComposer: title music (uncredited):
Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Paramount Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • December 14, 1934 (1934-12-14) (USA)
Running time68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Father Brown, Detective is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Walter Connolly, Paul Lukas and Gertrude Michael. It is based on the 1910 Father Brown story "The Blue Cross" by G. K. Chesterton.

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.

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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.

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Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
G. K. Chesterton
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