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Brother Orchid

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Brother Orchid

We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!

6.5

1h 28m

1940

“We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!”

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.

Director

Lloyd Bacon

Trailer

ComedyCrimeDramaRomance

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Cast & Crew

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto

Ann Sothern

Ann Sothern

as Florence 'Flo' Addams

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

as Jack Buck

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

as Brother Superior

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

as Clarence P. Fletcher

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

as Willie 'The Knife' Corson

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

as Brother Wren

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

as Brother Goodwin

Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

as Philadelphia Powell

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