Brother Orchid
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Brother Orchid

66% Match
1940
1h 28m
movie
ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

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.

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Brother Orchid

Cast & Crew

Director / Creator: Lloyd Bacon
Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern
Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
Brother Goodwin

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User Reviews

@talisencrw
9/10

“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 more to offer him from a life of solitude and serving others. A minor classic.”

March 12, 2016
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