Brother Orchid (1940)
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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.
- Date of release
- 1940-06-07
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (43)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
Casting
- Edward G. Robinson — Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
- Ann Sothern — Florence 'Flo' Addams
- Humphrey Bogart — Jack Buck
- Donald Crisp — Brother Superior
- Ralph Bellamy — Clarence P. Fletcher
- Allen Jenkins — Willie 'The Knife' Corson
- Charles D. Brown — Brother Wren
- Cecil Kellaway — Brother Goodwin
- Morgan Conway — Philadelphia Powell
- Richard Lane — Mugsy O'Day
- Paul Guilfoyle — Red Martin
- John Ridgely — Texas Pearson
Interesting facts
Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Earl Baldwin, with uncredited contributions from Jerry Wald and Richard Macauley, based on a story by Richard Connell originally published in Collier's Magazine on May 21, 1938. Prior to the creation of the movie version of Connell's story, a stage adaptation was written by playwright/novelist Leo Brady. The script was originally produced at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
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