

Brother Orchid
1940-06-07 · 88 min · ★ 6.6
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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- Directors
- Lloyd Bacon
- Production companies
- The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top 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 Goodwin
Morgan ConwayPhiladelphia Powell
Richard LaneMugsy O'Day
Paul GuilfoyleRed Martin
John RidgelyTexas Pearson
Joseph CrehanBrother MacEwen
Wilfred LucasBrother MacDonald
Tom TylerCurley Matthews
Dick WesselBuffalo Burns
Granville BatesPattonsville Superintendent
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