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Brother Orchid
Release Date: June 07, 1940
| Year | : | 1940 |
| Slogan | : | «We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Director | : | Lloyd Bacon |
| Producers | : | Hal B. Wallis, Mark Hellinger |
| Writers | : | Richard Connell, Jerry Wald, Earl Baldwin, Richard Macaulay |
| RunTime | : | 88 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Edward G. Robinson
Character : Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
Character : Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
Character : Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
Character : Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
Character : Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
Character : Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
Character : Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
Character : Brother Goodwin
Morgan Conway
Character : Philadelphia Powell
Richard Lane
Character : Mugsy O'Day
Paul Guilfoyle
Character : Red Martin
John Ridgely
Character : Texas Pearson
Joseph Crehan
Character : Brother MacEwen
Wilfred Lucas
Character : Brother MacDonald
Tom Tyler
Character : Curley Matthews
Dick Wessel
Character : Buffalo Burns
Granville Bates
Character : Pattonsville Superintendent
Paul Phillips
Character : French Frank
Don Rowan
Character : Al Muller
Nanette Vallon
Character : Fifi
Tim Ryan
Character : Turkey Malone
Joe Caits
Character : Handsome Harry
Pat Gleason
Character : Dopey Perkins
Tommy Baker
Character : Joseph
Jimmy Aye
Character : Gangster (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Character : Steward Bringing Briefcase (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs
Character : Thomas A. Bailey - Acme Paving (uncredited)
Louise Carter
Character : Scrub Woman at End (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Character : English Diamond Salesma (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins
Character : Tim O'Hara (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Character : Artist (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Character : Frenchman (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Character : Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
James Flavin
Character : Parking Attendant at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Character : Mrs. Sweeney - Flo's Landlady (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Character : Reporter #3 (uncredited)
George Haywood
Character : Reporter #1 (uncredited)
Max Hoffman Jr.
Character : Policeman #2 (uncredited)
William Hopper
Character : 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited)
Armand Kaliz
Character : Frenchman (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Character : Acquaintance (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
Character : Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Character : Aged Brother (uncredited)
Frank Moran
Character : Louie the Lug (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Character : English Diamond Salesman (uncredited)
Louis Natheaux
Character : Gangster (uncredited)
Terry Nibert
Character : Girl (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Character : Meadows - London Butler (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Character : Waiter at Fat Dutchy's (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Character : 1st Policeman at Buck's Hideout (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Character : Warehouse Manager (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Character : Cable Office Clerk (uncredited)
George Sorel
Character : Casino Attendant (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
Character : Girl (uncredited)
Claude Wisberg
Character : Albert - Bellboy with Dogs (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Character :
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