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The Detective
Directed by
Robert Hamer
Not Rated
1954
1h 31m
Comedy
,
Crime
,
and more
6.7
57%
62%
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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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Cast of The Detective
Alec Guinness
Father Brown
Joan Greenwood
Lady Warren
Peter Finch
Gustave Flambeau
Cecil Parker
The Bishop
Bernard Lee
Inspector Valentine
Sid James
Bert Parkinson
Gérard Oury
Inspector Dubois
Ernest Thesiger
The Vicomte
Ernest Clark
Bishop's Secretary
Everley Gregg
Governess
Austin Trevor
The Herald
Marne Maitland
Maharajah
Noel Howlett
Auctioneer
Eugene Deckers
French Cavalry Officer
Jim Gérald
French Stationmaster
Launce Maraschal
Texan Millionaire
Daniel Clérice
Garagiste
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 Hat
Betty Baskcomb
French Widow
Diana Van Proosdy
Waitress
Dino Galvani
Italian Professor
Hugo Schuster
Optician
Guido Lorraine
Café Patron
Robert Hamer
Director / Writer
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Writer
Maurice Rapf
Writer
Thelma Schnee
Writer
Paul Finder Moss
Producer
The Detective Ratings & Reviews
Arts Digest
Vernon Young
Alec Guinness commits his first major blunder since his comic ascendancy.
Variety
Variety Staff
Father Brown is distinguished mainly by the excellent casting of Alec Guinness in the title role.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
There are moments when [Guinness] tentatively wanders close to the edge of farce, then jumps back and shies away from it, like a child that has poked a finger into hot fudge. He seems to be tempted but helpless to get some sharp spice into the film.
Decent Films
Steven D. Greydanus
What's become here of Fr. Brown's self-effacing humanism?
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