Edward G. Robinson
Little John T. "Johnny" Sarto
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Brother Orchid: Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp. 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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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Lloyd Bacon
- 1940-06-08
Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime / comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, with featured performances by Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. The screenplay was written by Earl Baldwin, with uncredited contributions from Jerry Wald and Richard Macauley, based on a ...
Both Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart grumbled when they were assigned to Brother Orchid (1940) by Warner Brothers production executives. Robinson, who had reached stardom in a number of gangster roles since his breakthrough performance in Little Caesar (1930), was tired of playing bulldog-like criminals and mobsters.
- Lloyd Bacon, Hugh Cummings, Dick Mayberry
- Edward G. Robinson
Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review ashley h Brother Orchid is an okay film. It is about retired racket boss John Sarto who tries to reclaim his place but former ...
- Crime, Drama
Screenplay. Richard Connell. Story. Richard Macaulay. Writer. Jerry Wald. Writer. Reviews. 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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