Detective, The (1954) - (Movie Clip) A Forest Of Priests

Detective, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) After Saint Ignatius

Opening scene, introducing Alec Guinness in his only appearance as G.K. Chesterton's "Father Brown," from the best-known movie adaptation of the popular short stories, released in the the U.S. as The Detective, 1954, co-starring Peter Finch.

Detective, The (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Go Up And Look Toward The Sea

Father Brown (Alec Guinness), who has taken it upon himself to transport a valuable old cross to Rome to prevent its' theft, boards the London train, casually meeting a handsome bearded priest (Peter Finch), early in The Detective, 1954, from a G.K. Chesterton story.