Brother Orchid
Release Date: 1940-06-07
Overview: When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
Rating: 6.527 / 10
Cast
Edward G. Robinson
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
as Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
as Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
as Clarence P. Fletcher
Crew
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William Holmes - Editor
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Mark Hellinger - Producer
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Max Parker - Art Direction
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Richard Connell - Story
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Richard Macaulay - Writer
Reviews
A very unusual film which really exemplifies the fine acting range of Robinson, as he decides to give up gangsterism and its high life for the subtle rewards of joining a monastery and finding there's...
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