Brother Orchid
1940 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 6.6 · 72% critics
A retired crime boss returns from a failed search for refinement and finds his old crew wants him gone for good. After a desperate escape, he takes refuge in a monastery, where an unlikely second chance pushes him to rethink the life he once prized.
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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-06-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (41 votes)
About
If you enjoy classic crime stories with humor, heart, and a redemption angle, this offbeat mix may click for you, especially if you like Each Dawn I Die; Not for you if you want a hard-edged gangster movie throughout.
Pros: unusual premise; warm humor; strong lead performance | Cons: uneven tone; routine first half; slow monastery stretch
Themes
- ship
- monk
- roadhouse
- retirement
- mobster
- fugitive
- catholic
- monastery
- bribery
- flower garden
- zinnia
- watermelon
Cast & crew
Edward G. Robinson
as Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto
Ann Sothern
as Florence 'Flo' Addams
Humphrey Bogart
as Jack Buck
Donald Crisp
as Brother Superior
Ralph Bellamy
as Clarence P. Fletcher
Allen Jenkins
as Willie 'The Knife' Corson
Charles D. Brown
as Brother Wren
Cecil Kellaway
as Brother Goodwin
Morgan Conway
as Philadelphia Powell
Richard Lane
as Mugsy O'Day
Directed by Lloyd Bacon