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Brother Orchid (1940) [NR]

Featuring:
Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern

Written by:
Earl Baldwin
Richard Connell
Richard Macaulay

Directed by:
Lloyd Bacon


Release Date:
June 7, 1940

Original Title:
Brother Orchid

Alternate Titles:
Frère Orchidée
Orchid, der Gangsterbruder

Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
The Vitaphone Corporation
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 88

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Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for "class" to find the new gang leader Jack Burns unwilling to relinquish his control. When Sarto 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.

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Brother Orchid (1940) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.0/10

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Production

Art Direction:
Max Parker

Director:
Lloyd Bacon

Director of Photography:
Tony Gaudio

Editor:
William Holmes

Executive Producer:
Hal B. Wallis

Makeup Artist:
Perc Westmore

Original Music Composer:
Heinz Roemheld

Producer:
Mark Hellinger

Screenplay:
Earl Baldwin

Story:
Richard Connell

Writer:
Jerry Wald
Richard Macaulay

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