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Brother Orchid (1940)

Brother Orchid

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1h 28m

Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

May 29th, 1940

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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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Cast

Edward G. Robinson
John T. Sarto
Ann Sothern
Flo Addams
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
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Directors

Lloyd Bacon
Full cast & crew

Producers

Mark Hellinger
associate producer
Hal B. Wallis
executive producer
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Writers

Earl Baldwin
screen play
Richard Connell
(based on the story by: Collier's Magazine)
Richard Macaulay
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!
EDDIE's Back IN HIS BULLET-PROOF BEST! (print ad - Amarillo Globe Times - State Theatre - Amarillo, Texas - June 7, 1940 - all caps)
Not Since "A Slight Case of Murder" has there been such a hysterical homicide, such mad mirth! (print ad - Amarillo Globe Times - State Theare - Amarillo, Texas - June 7, 1940)
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Keywords

shootout
betrayal
loyalty
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

October 4th, 1940 (Australia)
March 1st, 1974 (Austria) (Austrian Filmmuseum)
January 25th, 1942 (Finland)
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Alternative Titles

Brother Orchid (original title)
Orchid, der Gangsterbruder (Austria)
Irmão Orquídea (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

88 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. (presents) (as a Warner Bros.-First National Picture) / (presents) (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)
Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

Distribution Companies

Vitagraph Limited (Canada)
Warner Brothers First National Films (Sweden)
Warner Bros. (Sweden)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Turner Entertainment (VHS package design) / (dvd package design)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (dvd package design)

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