Brother Orchid
(1940)
We'd like youse to meet Brother Orchid!
Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Writer: Richard Connell, Earl Baldwin
Language: English
Studio: Warner Home Video
Duration: 88
Rated: NR
DVD Release: March 2008
Racket Boss John Sarto, tired of gang violence, quits and goes to Europe for "culture." His fortune soon dissipated by European swindlers, he returns to the old mob; but new boss Jack Burns finds him strictly superfluous. Narrowly escaping being rubbed out, Sarto is taken in by the monastery of the "Little Brothers of the Flower." His unique talents prove very useful to the monks...especially when Sarto's old mob forces them out of the flower market.
| Edward G. Robinson | Little John T. 'Johnny' Sarto |
| Humphrey Bogart | Jack Buck |
| Ann Sothern | Florence 'Flo' Addams |
| Donald Crisp | Brother Superior |
| Ralph Bellamy | Clarence P. Fletcher |
| Allen Jenkins | Willie 'The Knife' Corson |
| Tony Gaudio | Cinematographer |
| Charles D. Brown | Brother Wren |
| Cecil Kellaway | Brother Goodwin |
| Morgan Conway | Philadelphia Powell |
| Richard Lane | Mugsy O'Day |
| Paul Guilfoyle | Red Martin |
| John Ridgely | Texas Pearson |
| Joseph Crehan | Brother MacEwen |
| Wilfred Lucas | Brother MacDonald |
| Tom Tyler | Curley Matthews |
| Heinz Roemheld | Composer |
| Dick Wessel | Buffalo Burns (as Dick Wessell) |
| Granville Bates | Pattonsville superintendent |
| Paul Phillips | French Frank |
| Don Rowan | Al Muller |
| Nanette Vallon | Fifi |
| Tim Ryan | Turkey Malone |
| Joe Caits | Handsome Harry Edwards (as Joe Caites) |
| Pat Gleason | Dopey Perkins |
| Tommy Baker | Joseph |
| Charles De Ravenne | Stableboy (scenes deleted) |
| John Qualen | Mr. Pigeon (scenes deleted) |
| William Holmes | Editor |
| Howard Shoup | Custome Designer |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| C.A. Riggs | sound |
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby 2.0 Mono
IMDb: 0032285
