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Brother Orchid (1940)

NR ★ 6.5/10 88 min Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance United States English
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Story by: Richard Connell
Writers: Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald
Screenplay by: Earl Baldwin
Streaming: Not available
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Description

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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Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway Brother Goodwin

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