The Detective (1954)
- Starring:
- Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Hamer
Synopsis of The Detective
Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character created by novelist G.K. Chesterton. When Father Brown is entrusted with transporting a valuable religious artifact from London to Rome, he's understandably upset when it's stolen from him. Brown has reason to believe that a notorious international thief lifted the cross he was carrying, and the good Father finds himself on a dual-purpose mission: to recover the stolen goods and to compel the thief to repent before God. The supporting cast includes Peter Finch, Joan Greenwood, and Cecil Parker as the Bishop. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Detective
- Alec Guinness - Father Brown
- Peter Finch - Gustave Flambeau
- Bernard Lee - Insp. Valentine
- Gérard Oury - Insp. Dubois
- Austin Trevor - Herald
- Marne Maitland - Maharajah
- John Horsley - Inspector Wilkins
- Eugene Deckers - French Cavalry Officer
- Dino Galvani - Italian Professor
- Aubrey Woods - Charlie
- Ernest Clark - Secretary
- Guido Lorraine - Cafe Patron
- Everley Gregg - Governess
- Joan Greenwood - Lady Warren
- Cecil Parker - The Bishop
- Sidney James - Bert Parkinson
- Ernst Thesiger - Vicomte
- Noel Howlett - Auctioneer
- John Salew - Station sergeant
- Launce Maraschal - Texan
- Hugh Dempster - Man in bowler
- Sam Kydd - Scotland Yard sergeant
- Betty Baskcomb
- Jack McNaughton - Railway Guard
- Jim Gérald - French Stationmaster
- Director(s):
- Robert Hamer
- Writer(s):
- Robert Hamer, Thelma Schnee
- Producer(s):
- Paul Finder Moss, Vivian A. Cox
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