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Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid (1940)

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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

Mar 25, 2008

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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 | Comment
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 | Comment
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 | Comment
Movie Metropolis

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

May 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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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
ajv2688

Super Reviewer

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
mjgildea

Super Reviewer

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