Brother Orchid (1940)

Movie Details

Original Title Brother Orchid

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.4

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto

Popularity: 1.9

Ann Sothern

Florence 'Flo' Addams

Popularity: 0.4

Humphrey Bogart

Jack Buck

Popularity: 1.1

Donald Crisp

Brother Superior

Popularity: 1.4

Ralph Bellamy

Clarence P. Fletcher

Popularity: 3.0

Allen Jenkins

Willie 'The Knife' Corson

Popularity: 0.8

Charles D. Brown

Brother Wren

Popularity: 0.3

Cecil Kellaway

Brother Goodwin

Popularity: 6.8

Morgan Conway

Philadelphia Powell

Popularity: 0.4

Richard Lane

Mugsy O'Day

Popularity: 0.4

Paul Guilfoyle

Red Martin

Popularity: 0.4

John Ridgely

Texas Pearson

Popularity: 1.4

Key Crew

Director Lloyd Bacon

Writer Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay

Producer Mark Hellinger

Editor William Holmes

Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis

Screenplay Earl Baldwin

Production

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Brother Orchid - Trailer

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Keywords

ship monk roadhouse retirement mobster fugitive monastery bribery flower garden zinnia watermelon

Reviews from TMDB

talisencrw 9/10

Mar 12, 2016

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.