FATHER BROWN, DETECTIVE (1934)

Walter Connolly (It Happened One Night) stars as Father Brown, a humble Roman Catholic priest who doubles as a sleuth, using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature to solve mysteries and crimes. Paul Lukas (By Candlelight, The Lady Vanishes) plays the notorious jewel thief Flambeau, who intends to steal precious diamonds from a cross in Father Brown’s church as a gift for the lovely Evelyn Fischer (Gertrude Michael, Murder at the Vanities). The crime-busting clergyman Father Brown fights to retain the cross, and also to reform and redeem the soul of the elusive troublemaker Flambeau! This charming comedy-mystery is based on “The Blue Cross,” the inaugural story in G.K. Chesterton’s celebrated Father Brown detective series.

Special Features:
• Audio Commentary by Professor and Film Scholar Jason A. Ney