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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. Director:Lloyd Bacon |
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| Edward G. Robinson | ... |
Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
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| Ann Sothern | ... |
Florence 'Flo' Addams
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Jack Buck
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Donald Crisp | ... |
Brother Superior
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Ralph Bellamy | ... |
Clarence P. Fletcher
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Allen Jenkins | ... |
Willie 'The Knife' Corson
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Brother Wren
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Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Brother Goodwin
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Morgan Conway | ... |
Philadelphia Powell
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Richard Lane | ... |
Mugsy O'Day
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Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Red Martin
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John Ridgely | ... |
Texas Pearson
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Joseph Crehan | ... |
Brother MacEwen
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Wilfred Lucas | ... |
Brother MacDonald
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Tom Tyler | ... |
Curley Matthews
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Storyline
Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for "class" to find his old mob taken over by Jack Burns. When he 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 Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Orchid, der Gangsterbruder See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Played when Johnny looks at his photograph See more »
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Of the five films that Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart made together, this is the only one in which neither is killed. See more »Goofs
Boom mic visible: When Edward G. Robinson returns to Ann Sothern's former rooming house and the landlady tell him she's moved, the boom mic is visible in the door's glass panel. See more »Quotes
Little Johnny Sarto: Now, first of all, stop worrying about them flowers. You bring them back to the market tomorrow morning, you'll find that nobody ain't gonna bother you never no more.See more »
Soundtracks
"Funeral March"(uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
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