Title: The Detective
Date: 1954
Type: Crime drama
Rating: 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Robert Hamer
Producer:
Comment
Father Brown (Alec Guiness) meets his match with master criminal Flambeau (Peter Finch) after he steals a priceless cross. The story is based on the Father Brown stories and is not the most inspiring version, with Alec Guiness in the lead role and support from Joan Greenwood as his aritocratic supporter.
Actors
Alec Guinness
Joan Greenwood
Peter FInch
Cecil Parker
Bernard Lee
Sidney James
Sam Kydd
Oscars
None
Novel
Father Brown by G K Chesterton