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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.
Feb 25, 2015 · Little John renames himself “Brother Orchid” as the order dictates and signs up as a novice, which requires – among other things – menial labor for which there is no financial payment.
Like many, I picked up Brother Orchid because it was a Bogie film. I have this plan to watch every Bogie movie out there, because I am a huge fan. This was one of his earliest works wherein he played negative characters.
Brother Orchid: Directed by Lloyd Bacon. With Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp. After retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and his 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 ★★★ 1940 Mobster puts a henchman in charge of his gang while he vacations in Europe. Upon his return, he is deposed and wounded in an assassination attempt.
Oct 6, 2023 · Brother Orchid is a textbook example of the Warner Bros. mobster language and brisk, No-Nonsense delivery. It also has deliberately ridiculous phrases like, “These mugs couldn’t protect a nurse in a baby parade.”
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Brother Orchid is a 1940 American crime/comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern and Humphrey Bogart, featuring Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy and Allen Jenkins. Mob boss Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) cedes control of his territory to Jack Buck...
