Brother Orchid
We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!
1940 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
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| Writer: | Richard Macaulay, Richard Connell, Earl Baldwin, Jerry Wald |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 07, 1940 |
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| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
| Writer: | Richard Macaulay, Richard Connell, Earl Baldwin, Jerry Wald |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | monk, roadhouse, ship, retirement, fugitive, mobster, monastery, bribery, flower garden, zinnia, watermelon |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto |
| 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 |
| Morgan Conway | Philadelphia Powell |
| Richard Lane | Mugsy O'Day |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Red Martin |
| John Ridgely | Texas Pearson |
| Joseph Crehan | Brother MacEwen |
| Wilfred Lucas | Brother MacDonald |
| Tom Tyler | Curley Matthews |
| Dick Wessel | Buffalo Burns |
| Granville Bates | Pattonsville Superintendent |
| Paul Phillips | French Frank |
| Don Rowan | Al Muller |
| Nanette Vallon | Fifi |
| Tim Ryan | Turkey Malone |
| Joe Caits | Handsome Harry |
| Pat Gleason | Dopey Perkins |
| Tommy Baker | Joseph |
| Jimmy Aye | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Sidney Bracey | Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited) |
| Harlan Briggs | Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited) |
| Louise Carter | Scrub Woman at End (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman | English Diamond Salesma (uncredited) |
| G. Pat Collins | Tim O'Hara (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Artist (uncredited) |
| Jean Del Val | Frenchman (uncredited) |
| Frank Faylen | Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| James Flavin | Parking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited) |
| Creighton Hale | Reporter #3 (uncredited) |
| George Haywood | Reporter #1 (uncredited) |
| Max Hoffman Jr. | Policeman #2 (uncredited) |
| William Hopper | 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaliz | Frenchman (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Acquaintance (uncredited) |
| Sam McDaniel | Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited) |
| Edward McWade | Aged Brother (uncredited) |
| Frank Moran | Louie the Lug (uncredited) |
| Leonard Mudie | English Diamond Salesman (uncredited) |
| Louis Natheaux | Gangster (uncredited) |
| Terry Nibert | Girl (uncredited) |
| Edgar Norton | Meadows - London Butler (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited) |
| Lee Phelps | 1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited) |
| Paul Porcasi | Warehouse Manager (uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | Cable Office Clerk (uncredited) |
| George Sorel | Casino Attendant (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Girl (uncredited) |
| Claude Wisberg | Albert - Bellboy with Dogs (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Macaulay | Writer |
| William Holmes | Editor |
| Richard Connell | Story |
| Earl Baldwin | Screenplay |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Max Parker | Art Direction |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Jerry Wald | Writer |
| Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Hellinger | Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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9.0
A very unusual film which really exemplifies the fine acting range of Robinson, as he decides to give up gangsterism and its high life for the subtle rewards of joining a monastery and finding there's more to offer him from a life of solitude and serving others. A minor classic. ...
Jun 23, 2021