Father Brown is trying to stop a known theft taking 10 diamonds and showing he is wrong in the eyes of god.Father Brown is trying to stop a known theft taking 10 diamonds and showing he is wrong in the eyes of god.Father Brown is trying to stop a known theft taking 10 diamonds and showing he is wrong in the eyes of god.
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Donald Gray
- Don
- (as Eldred Tidbury)
Robert Adair
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Alyce Ardell
- Maid
- (uncredited)
King Baggot
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Bunny Beatty
- Jenny
- (uncredited)
Charles Dunbar
- Fruit Vendor
- (uncredited)
Mary Flynn
- Flowershop Girl
- (uncredited)
Douglas Gerrard
- Constable
- (uncredited)
Sam Harris
- Gambling House Patron
- (uncredited)
Peter Hobbes
- Peter
- (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
- Eucharistic Sacrifice Attendee
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaOne of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecasts took place on the weekly Monday Night Late Late Show Movie Museum presentations in New York City 17 August 1959 on WCBS (Channel 2) and in Philadelphia 24 August 1959 on WCAU (Channel 10).
- Crazy creditsInstead of the standard wipes or dissolves, the opening credits are presented with a man walking across the screen between the title, cast and credit lists.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Ballykissangel: The Waiting Game (1998)
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A Much Too Good Persuasive Priest
Unfortunate that this is the sole outing of Father Brown with Walter Connolly as the lead. His Father Brown captures the essence of G. K. Chesterton's eponymous detective.
Paul Lukas basically plays Paul Lukas as Flambeau, the master thief who has an ongoing competition with Father Brown. Although Lukas had an expansive and impressive film career, he played the same character whether he was Flambeau or Prof. Pierre Aronnax (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) or Stein (Lord Jim).
In this film Flambeau announces his intention to steal ten diamonds including those on the cross belonging to Father Brown. It's fun to watch Father Brown leave a trail of clues for the police to follow as he leads Flambeau on to a possible repentance. But can Flambeau change into an honest man? I can only hope not as Flambeau is a most interesting thief.
Paul Lukas basically plays Paul Lukas as Flambeau, the master thief who has an ongoing competition with Father Brown. Although Lukas had an expansive and impressive film career, he played the same character whether he was Flambeau or Prof. Pierre Aronnax (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea) or Stein (Lord Jim).
In this film Flambeau announces his intention to steal ten diamonds including those on the cross belonging to Father Brown. It's fun to watch Father Brown leave a trail of clues for the police to follow as he leads Flambeau on to a possible repentance. But can Flambeau change into an honest man? I can only hope not as Flambeau is a most interesting thief.
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- Mysteriet med de fallande stjärnorna
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Father Brown, Detective (1934) officially released in India in English?
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