Cast & Crew

Directed by

Robert Hamer

Writing Credits

G.K. Chesterton
(stories)
Thelma Schnee
(adaptation)
Thelma Schnee
(screenplay) and
Robert Hamer
(screenplay)
Maurice Rapf
(screenplay) (originally uncredited)

Cast

Alec Guinness
Father Brown
Joan Greenwood
Lady Warren
Peter Finch
Flambeau
Cecil Parker
The Bishop
Bernard Lee
Inspector Valentine
Sidney James
Parkinson
Gérard Oury
Inspector Dubois
Ernest Clark
Bishop's Secretary
Aubrey Woods
Charlie
John Salew
Station Sergeant
Sam Kydd
Scotland Yard Sergeant
John Horsley
Inspector Wilkins
Jack McNaughton
Railway Guard
Hugh Dempster
Man in Bowler Hat
Eugene Deckers
French Cavalry Officer
Betty Baskcomb
French Widow
Diana Van Proosdy
Waitress
Dino Galvani
Italian Professor
Launce Maraschal
Texan Millionaire
Noel Howlett
Auctioneer
Marne Maitland
Maharajah
Austin Trevor
The Herald
Ernest Thesiger
The Vicomte
Hugo Schuster
Optician
Guido Lorraine
Café Patron
Jim Gérald
French Stationmaster
Daniel Clérice
Garagiste
Everley Gregg
Governess
The Singers & Dancers of the Matisconia de Macon
Themselves
Jack Arrow
Constable at Police Station
Alan Beaton
Man at Auction
Hyma Beckley
Auction Assistant
Ernest Blyth
Church Congregation Member
Wallace Bosco
Auction Assistant
Fanny Carby
French Prostitute in Police Van
Edward Cast
Seated Constable at Police Station
Mabel Etherington
Church Congregation Member
Frank Forsyth
Ship's Officer
Robert Gregory
Church Congregation Member
Jess Hahn
Undetermined Secondary Role
Jack May
Church Congregation Member
Manny Michael
Church Congregation Member
Fred Nicholas
Man Pushing Wheelchair at Auction
Toots Pounds
Lady in Wheelchair at Auction
Pat Ryan
Man at Auction
Bill Shine
Undetermined Secondary Role

Produced by

Vivian Cox
associate producer (as Vivian A. Cox)
Paul Finder Moss
producer (as Paul F. Moss)

Music by

Georges Auric

Cinematography by

Harry Waxman
director of photography

Editing by

Gordon Hales

Art Direction by

John Hawkesworth

Costume Design by

Julia Squire

Makeup Department

Bob Lawrance
makeup artist
Pauline Trent
hair stylist

Production Management

Leigh Aman
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Max Varnel
assistant director

Art Department

Mickey O'Toole
stand-by props (uncredited)
Dario Simoni
set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

Leonard Bulkley
sound recordist (as L.B. Bulkely)
George Burgess
sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

James Bawden
camera operator (as Jimmy Bawden)
Alec Mills
clapper loader (uncredited)
Paul Wilson
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

Muir Mathieson
conductor: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
music played by (as The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)

Script and Continuity Department

Phyllis Crocker
continuity
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