An open and shut case of Guinness! Up to his EARS in chaos... Up to his NECK in laughs
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
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Alec Guinness Joan Greenwood Peter Finch Cecil Parker Bernard Lee Sid James Gérard Oury Ernest Thesiger Ernest Clark Everley Gregg Austin Trevor Marne Maitland Noel Howlett Eugene Deckers Jim Gérald Launce Maraschal Daniel Clérice Aubrey Woods John Salew Sam Kydd John Horsley Jack McNaughton Hugh Dempster Betty Baskcomb Diana Van Proosdy Dino Galvani Hugo Schuster Guido Lorraine
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