Brother Orchid
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6.6(41) 1940-06-07 88 minComedyCrimeDramaRomance
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.
ProducerMark Hellinger
WriterRichard Macaulay
WriterJerry Wald
Original Music ComposerHeinz Roemheld
DirectorLloyd Bacon
ScreenplayEarl Baldwin
Cast & characters
Edward G. Robinson
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
as Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
as Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
as Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
as Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
as Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
as Brother Goodwin
Morgan Conway
as Philadelphia Powell
Richard Lane
as Mugsy O'Day
Paul Guilfoyle
as Red Martin
John Ridgely
as Texas Pearson
Joseph Crehan
as Brother MacEwen
Wilfred Lucas
as Brother MacDonald
Tom Tyler
as Curley Matthews
Dick Wessel
as Buffalo Burns
Granville Bates
as Pattonsville Superintendent
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Paul Phillips
as French Frank
Don Rowan
as Al Muller
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Nanette Vallon
as Fifi
Tim Ryan
as Turkey Malone
Joe Caits
as Handsome Harry
Pat Gleason
as Dopey Perkins
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Tommy Baker
as Joseph
