The Detective (1954)

John Salew: Station Sergeant

Quotes 

• [the contents of Father Brown's pockets are being inventoried by the police] 

  Patrolman : One Bible.

  Father Brown : [Correcting the patrolman]  One breviary.

  Station sergeant : One... book.

  Patrolman : One bar of milk chocolate.

  Station sergeant : One bar... of chocolate. Your glasses, please.

  Father Brown : Oh. Is that really necessary? I'm as blind as a bat without them. Though I often wonder whether all bats are really blind, any more than all lords drunk or all judges sober.

• Station sergeant : Your name?

  Father Brown : Brown.

  Station sergeant : You sure it isn't Smith, or Jones?