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66% Critic Match
Brother Orchid
“We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!”
6.6 / 10• 1940• 1h 28m•NR• English
ComedyCrimeDramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Edward G. Robinson
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lloyd Bacon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Brother Orchid is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
