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Brother Orchid (1940)

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Release Date: Jun 7, 1940 Wide

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Edward G. Robinson plays orchid-loving gangster Little John Sarto, who aspires to "real class." During a power struggle with usurping mobster Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart), Sarto is taken for a one-way ride, but he escapes his would-be assassins and hides out in a monastery overseen by Brother Superior (Donald Crisp). Sarto insists that he'd like to become a monk himself, but in fact he's using the monastery as a hideout, the better to mount his counterattack against Buck. Eventually Sarto's

Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Lloyd Bacon

In Theaters: Jun 7, 1940 Wide

On DVD: Mar 25, 2008

Cast

Edward G. Robinson
Little John Sarto
Humphrey Bogart
Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
Clarence Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
Willie The Knife
Charles D. Brown
Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
Brother Goodwin
Morgan Conway
Philadelphia Powell
Richard Lane
Mugsy O'Day
Paul Guilfoyle
Red Martin
John Ridgely
Texas Pearson
Joseph Crehan
Brother MacEwen
Wilfred Lucas
Brother MacDonald
Tom Tyler
Curley Matthews
Granville Bates
Pattonsville Supt.
Paul Phillips
French Frank
Don Rowan
Al Muller
Nanette Vallon
Fifi
Joe Caits
Handsome Harry
Tim Ryan
Turkey Malone
Pat Gleason
Dopey Perkins
Tommy Baker
Joseph
Joan Blondell
Harlan Briggs
Thomas A. Bailey
Charles Coleman
Englishman
Gino Corrado
Artist
Jean Del Val
Frenchman
Frank Faylen
Superintendent of Servi...
James Flavin
Parking Attendant
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Sweeney
Creighton Hale
Reporter
George Haywood
Reporter
William Hopper
Reporter
Armand Kaliz
Frenchman
Sam McDaniel
Janitor
Leonard Mudie
Englishman
Edgar Norton
Meadows
Frank Orth
Waiter
John Qualen
Mr. Pigeon
Ann Sothern
Flo Addams
Dick Wessel
Buffalo Burns
Charles De Ravenne
Stable Boy
G. Pat Collins
Tim O'Hara

Critic Reviews for Brother Orchid

All Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)

Just charming enough to keep it from becoming a dud... It's Robinson's delicate touch that keeps us watching.

April 5, 2008 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

...it comes off as humorously and as touchingly as I remember it all those years ago. (Warner Gangsters Collection, Vol. 3)

March 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...combines a gentle humor with a touch of sweetness that makes it a delight. (Warner Gangsters Collection, Vol. 3)

March 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

It's a pic that delights in being so ridiculous and corny.

May 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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This is one of my favourite dramas of the 1940s. It has a good cast and a good story. I highly recommend this movie.

September 5, 2010

AJ Verser

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Brother Orchid is an uneven and odd movie from the Warner Bros. gangster stable. Edward G. Robinson plays the likable little tough guy who gets chiseled out of his racket by a one-dimensional performance by Humphrey Bogart. The first half of the movie plays like a gangster comedy that's not without its charms but the

May 8, 2007

Michael Gildea

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