Father brown solved each crime by thinking as the criminal would have thought.
(Original plans called for "either Walter Huston or Spencer Tracy in the title role.
"[4]) Bill Griffis portrayed Flambeau, and Gretchen Douglas was heard as Nora, the rectory housekeeper.
[2] The supporting cast included Gretchen Davidson, Will Geer, Mitzi Gould, Vinton Hayworth, Robert Readick, Barry Thomson, and Gladys Thornton.
[6] Ben Gross wrote in New York Daily News that the first episode indicated that the series would "emphasize well-rounded characterizations and natural dialogue rather than mere blood-and-thunder thrills.