Father Brown, Detective (1934)

A humble Roman Catholic priest (Walter Connolly) doubles as a sleuth, using his intuition and keen understanding of human nature to solve mysteries and crimes. A notorious gentleman thief intends to steal the precious diamonds from a crucifix in Father Brown's church. Based on the short story THE BLUE CROSS by C.K. Chesterton and directed by Edward Sedgwick (EASY TO WED). I love a good detective mystery but this one is for the birds. I'm not familiar with Chesterton's Father Brown mystery stories but hopefully they're not as sanctimonious as the movie. Father Brown proselytizes to the jewel thief till he converts to a God abiding man doing the right thing. Is this any way to entertain crime solving fans? As the gentleman thief, Lukas is no Ronald Colman (RAFFLES). With Gertrude Michael, Una O'Connor and Halliwell Hobbes.