Brother Orchid

"We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!"

Jun 8 1940 Approved 1h 28m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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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Plot

Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for "class" to find the new gang leader Jack Burns unwilling to relinquish his control. When Sarto puts together a rival gang he gets wounded and seeks refuge in a monastery. He is gradually transformed by the simple, sincere brothers and, after one last gangland appearance, decides he has found class at last in the monastery.

Written by

Earl Baldwin, Richard Connell, Richard Macaulay

Directed by

Lloyd Bacon

Cast

Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

Languages

English

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