Father Brown, Detective (1) ! Cards: 1 Fun Night Out Pasta plus movies equals endless fun! Father Brown, Detective (1. IMDb. It's both interesting and instructive to compare the two movie versions of . In the Paramount picture, the writers cleverly preserve the maguffin of the tale, namely the ingenious yet simple way in which Brown outwits his adversary, yet change the character of the priest himself. In the British picture, however, Brown's astonishing ingenuity is completely ignored, other than his re- swapping the parcels (a commonplace feat common to both films); yet, although he indulges in no abstruse theological debates, the Guinness' Brown is far more faithful to G. 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. 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 Father Brown story 'The Blue Cross' by G.K. Father Brown cycles back on screen to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. Based on the short stories by G K Chesterton. K. Chesterton's conception. Frankly, despite Chesterton's disapproval, I prefer Connolly, who makes Brown a believable priest, not an argumentative theology basher lecturing on ! The only other movie occasion in which I've seen this essential quality brought into the open was in the character played by Burgess Meredith in The Cardinal (1. With Connolly, however, this virtue is not drawn to the audience's attention. In a gesture, a wink, an attitude or simply part of the actor's charisma. Connolly's performance transcends . He really is Father Brown. On the other hand, with Guinness we always have the impression that here is Guinness again most ably playing his customary screen character, this time under the label, Father Brown. Although he is not the Flambeau described in the books, Paul Lukas does well in the part and receives excellent support from lovely Gertrude Michael. Hobbes, of course, is his usual aristocratic self. And also much as usual, alas, is Una O'Connor, complete with trademark squawk. Fortunately, her role is small. Technical credits are first- class. Title: Father Brown, Detective (1934) 6.2 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Father Brown is a fictional detective character created by G. Chesterton which gained a lot of appreciation from its readers. Chesterton is well known for writing various short stories. Father Brown, Detective movie info - movie times, trailers, reviews, tickets, actors and more on Fandango. Amazon.com: Father Brown - Set 1: Kenneth More, Dennis Burgess, Peter Jefferies, Robert Tronson. Sherlock Holmes might be sexier, but for Michael Newton, GK Chesterton's atmospheric Father Brown stories are the best the genre has ever seen.
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