The Detective (1954)

The Detective (1954): adapted by Thelma Schnee, Robert Hamer, and Maurice Rapf from stories by G.K. Chesterton; directed by Robert Hamer; starring Alec Guinness (Father Brown), Joan Greenwood (Lady Warren), and Peter Finch (Flambeau): 

Alec Guinness makes a delightful Father Brown in this loose adaptation of one of G.K. Chesterton's stories. The villain will be partially familiar to viewers (like me) of the current Father Brown TV series, as will Brown's aristocratic female sidekick and police inspector Valentine. The movie is almost anti-dramatic, which is sometimes a good thing. Fun, whimsical, and short. Recommended.