The search for a runaway girl leads Father Brown and his friend Flambeau to a struggling theatre company, replete with backstage gossip, ambitious actors, temperamental divas, mysterious visitors, and murder.
Kenneth More ... Father Brown Dennis Burgess ... Hercule Flambeau Rachel Gurney ... Margaret Mandeville John Stratton ... Mundon Mandeville David Savile ... Norman Knight Richard Warner ... Det. Supt. Forbush Oliver Maguire ... Ashton Jarvis Michael Hall ... Ralph Randall John Crocker ... George Rita Giovannini ... Irene Maroni Sheila Keith ... Mrs. Sands Roberta Tovey ... Doris Jennings John Levitt ... Aubrey Vernon Julia Sutton ... Miss Talbot Ellen Sheean ... Lady Marden Frederick Radley ... Sam Wally Thomas ... Police Sergeant