Movie
Brother Orchid
1940NR1h 28m6.6 / 10
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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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Synopsis
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.
More about Brother Orchid
Cast
Edward G. RobinsonLittle John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann SothernFlorence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey BogartJack Buck
Donald CrispBrother Superior
Ralph BellamyClarence P. Fletcher
Allen JenkinsWillie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. BrownBrother Wren
Cecil KellawayBrother GoodwinCredits
- Directed by
- Lloyd Bacon
- Written by
- Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Earl Baldwin, Richard Connell
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
The Vitaphone CorporationUnited States
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
Themes
briberycatholicflower gardenfugitivemobstermonasterymonkretirement
